Sliced beet salad

1. Drain the liquid from the canned beets, reserving ½ cup. (use water with fresh beets).
2. Combine the ½ cup beet liquid, bay leaf, cloves and allspice in a small saucepan.
3. Heat to boiling.
4. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Section the grapefruit.
6. Remove the spices from the liquid and pour over the beet slices and grapefruit sections.
7. Add the sweetener.
8. Marinatei for at least 1 hour before serving.
9. Drain off the liquid before serving.
10. ½ recipe - 86 calories, ½ fruit exchange, 2 vegetable exchanges 21 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, 0 fat 302 mg sodium, 380 mg potassium, 0 cholesterol.