Roasted Beet & Citrus Salad has a lot going on! Tender roasted beets, crunchy salted & toasted walnuts, sweet & juicy oranges with bitter grapefruit and tangy honey goat cheese. All on a bed of fresh greens with an easy homemade dressing.
4ozhoney goat cheese - plain goat cheese works too!
18ozspring mix salad greens
Orange Toasted Walnuts
1cupwalnut halves
zest of 1 orange - or ½ teaspoon dried orange peel
1tablespoonolive oil
1tablespoonwater
pinchsalt
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette:
½cupolive oil
3tablespoonapple cider vinegar
2tablespoondijon mustard
2tablespoonhoney
2clovesminced garlic
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a large sheet pan with foil and generously grease the foil with olive oil.
Trim the ends of the beets, peel the tough skins & cut the beets into a ½ inch dice. Then place the diced beets in separate bowls to maintain their color if you’d like, season with olive oil, salt & pepper. Then roast in an even layer on a well greased baking sheet for approximately 30 minutes or until fork tender. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temp.
Orange Toasted Walnuts:
Heat a frying pan to a medium high heat on a stove top. Add the oil, water, orange and salt to the pan. Swirl it around for a moment or two then add in the walnuts.
As the liquid evaporates, the nuts will become coated in the salt/orange mixture. Make sure to keep stirring to prevent the orange zest from sticking and burning. When the pan is dry and walnuts are toasted, remove from heat, pour them onto a plate or parchment paper & allow them to cool to room temp.
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette:
All of the dressing ingredients go into the bowl at the same time and get mixed together. Set it aside or store it covered in the fridge until you are ready to eat.
Salad Assembly:
You can certainly throw everything in a bowl, give it a mix and call it a day. However, I like to make a bed of greens on a large serving platter then scatter the roasted beets, small chunks of goat cheese and walnuts on top of the greens. Then group the citrus sections along the outside of the platter. I like to keep the dressing on the side when serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Beet & Citrus Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
375
% Daily Value*
Fat
32
g
49
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
16
g
Cholesterol
7
mg
2
%
Sodium
161
mg
7
%
Potassium
456
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
19
g
6
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
12
g
13
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
1228
IU
25
%
Vitamin C
36
mg
44
%
Calcium
69
mg
7
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.