Root Vegetable #SundaySupper...Featuring Root Veggie-White Bean Salsa

This week, #SundaySupper is focusing on the unsung heroes of the vegetable world: root vegetables. Sure, they're not very glamorous...but they should be part of your weekly food intake! They're packed with fiber, healthy nutrients, and flavor. This week, #SundaySupper participants are focusing on recipes that put root veggies front and center. I'm the first to admit that I don't typically eat a lot of root veggies. So, this week I wanted to put them front in center in a healthy and light appetizer. My flavorful Root Veggie-White Bean Salsa is a riff on a recipe that I recently saw at Martha Stewart's website. My version features a trio of root veggies: chopped baby carrots, purple onion, and diced jicama. Then, I added drained canned white beans, a few other veggies, jalapeno, and a tangy cilantro-lime dressing. This chunky salsa can also be served as a side dish to grilled meats. It's colorful to look at, it tastes great...and it only requires 15-20 minutes to assemble!

Root Veggie-White Bean Salsa

adapted from Martha Stewart

Ingredients (makes 3 cups):

• 1/2 cup sliced baby carrots (use the thinnest carrots in the bag)
• 1/3 cup chopped purple onion
• 1/2 cup diced jicama
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 medium jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• 14-ounce can white beans, well drained

For the dressing:

• Juice of 1 medium lime
• 1 tbs. olive oil
• 1 tsp. finely chopped cilantro
• Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Step 1: Add the lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt, and pepper to a small bowl. Whisk well to combine and set aside until you're ready to assemble the salsa.

Step 2: Add the white beans, carrot, purple onion, jicama, green onion, jalapeno, and tomato to a large mixing bowl. Add the reserved dressing and carefully toss until the ingredients are evenly combined. Be gentle so you don't break up the beans!

Step 3: Refrigerate the salsa up to overnight to let all of the flavors combine. When ready to serve, spoon the salsa into a decorative bowl. Place the bowl in the center of a round platter and surround with tortilla chips. 

This chunky salsa is a fantastic combination of flavors and textures. The beans are creamy, the carrots are slightly crunchy, and the jicama is crunchy and lightly sweet. Two kinds of onion bring plenty of onion flavor, and the jalapeno adds a bit of heat -- if you like your salsa on the hot side, feel free to use an entire jalapeno. The zesty dressing provides a tangy flavor that pulls all of these flavors and textures together. This colorful salsa is the perfect way to get even non-veggie lovers to eagerly eat their veggies!

I hope that you'll give this simple salsa a try very soon -- and that you'll check out all of the amazing recipes that this week's #SundaySupper participants are sharing. We've got everything from appetizers to desserts -- and everything in between. 

Appetizers

• Chipotle Sweet Potato Chips from Momma's Meals
• Golden Beet Chips with Sea Salt from Sunday Supper Movement
• Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette from Nik Snacks
• Roasted Parsnip, Carrot and Garlic Soup from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
• Roasted Sweet Potato Soup from Magnolia Days
• Root Vegetable Soup with Herb Croutons from An Appealing Plan
• Root Veggie-White Bean Salsa from
• Spicy Beet Hummus from And She Cooks
• Waffled Carrot Latkes from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures

Breakfast

• Beetroot Orange Marmalade with Fluffy Sweet Potato Biscuits from Dad Whats 4 Dinner
• Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Carrot Cake Smoothie from Brunch-n-Bites
• Carrot Cake Waffles from Alida's Kitchen
• Sweet Potato Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Skillet Bake from The Texan New Yorker

Main

• Bacon-Potato Torte from Tramplingrose
• Beef & Root Vegetable Hand Pastries from Gate to Plate
• Beet, Blue Cheese and Bacon Pizza from Caroline's Cooking
• Beet Pesto from Sew You Think You Can Cook
• Cassava Cake from Basic N Delicious
• Celery Root, Apple and Gorgonzola Flat Bread Pizza from Simply Healthy Family
• Hearty Stew Hand Pies from The TipToe Fairy
• Roasted Root Vegetable Panzanella Salad from The Chef Next Door
• Roasted Sweet Potato Waffles from Our Good Life
• Root Vegetable and Carrot Flatbread from Family Foodie
• Roasted Vegetable Borscht from The Crumby Cupcake
• Shepherd's Pie Stuffed Baked Potatoes from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Skillet Breakfast Potatoes from Life Tastes Good
• Turnip Rutabaga and Root Veggie Beef Stew from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Wild Rice Vegetable Bake from Wholistic Woman

Sides

• Baked Potato Wedges with Parmesan and Garlic from Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
• Beet, Greens and Goat Cheese Gratin from Monica's Table
• Boxty (Irish Potato Pancakes) from Curious Cuisiniere
• Browned Butter Braised Baby Turnips from Food Lust People Love
• Butter-Braised Spring Carrots from The Redhead Baker
• Caprese Twice Baked Potatoes from Seduction in the Kitchen
• Carrot Ribbon and Orange Salad from Pies and Plots
• Celery Root Gratin with Horseradish Cream from The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Classic Italian Roasted Rosemary and Garlic Potatoes from La Bella Vita Cucina
• Gogoma Jorim (Korean Soy-braised Sweet Potatoes) from kimchi MOM
• Honey Dijon Roasted Carrots from Renee's Kitchen Adventures
• Jicama Home Fries from Casa de Crews
• Lemon Thyme Au Gratin Potatoes from Vintage Kitty
• Moroccan Harissa Potatoes from Palatable Pastime
• Roasted Balsamic Carrots from Confessions of a Cooking Diva
• Roasted Root Vegetable Farro from Cooking Chat
• Roasted Rosemary Potatoes (with make-ahead tip) from Meal Planning Magic
• Roasted Vegetables from Delaware Girl Eats
• Root Vegetable Mash from Feeding Big and more
• Rooty Dauphinoise from Jane's Adventures in Dinner
• Smashed Potatoes from Taste And See
• Smoked Sausage Potato Casserole from Kitchen Gidget
• Spicy Carrots & Potatoes from Sweet Mornings
• Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries from Grumpy's Honeybunch

Desserts

• Best Ever Carrot Cake from Fantastical Sharing of Recipes
• Carrot Cake Cheesecake from Angels Home Sweet Homestead
• Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Carrot Cookies from The Freshman Cook
• Chocolate Carrot & Squash Muffins from What Smells So Good?
• Classic Carrot Cake from Cosmopolitan Cornbread
• Fudgy Beet Brownies from Beauty and the Beets
• Gluten Free Carrot Cake from Real Food Real Deals

Be sure to join the #SundaySupper conversation on Twitter today! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our fun and lively weekly Twitter chat starts at 7:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm CST. Be sure to follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, and remember to include it in your tweets to join in our chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy! You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.

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