We’re making one of our houses favorite sauces, and using it as a vehicle to get more veggies in. A bowl full of color makes me happy and while this may not be my kids favorite dinner? It’s easy to pull things out a la carte for them.

I find the size of beet bundles varies widely. We want about 3 cups cubed beets for the salad. You can buy pre-steamed beets at some markets, but they’re usually red. This is fine, the color will just be different. Don’t like beets? Sub potatoes or carrots, instead.

I like the ‘cruciferous crunch’ mix from Trader Joes. I pull out the root bits of the shaved brussels in the mix because they’re too woodsy for salad, but otherwise, it’s great.