Roasted Beet Salad
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Roasted beets have a wonderful sweet and earthy flavor, and combining them with the pungent flavor of the feta cheese awakens your taste buds. This zesty salad goes great with a piece of warm toasted Italian bread drizzled with olive oil.
Recipe type: Lovely Lunch Salads
Serves: 10 cups
Ingredients
- 6 medium fresh beets, root and stems ends trimmed, and rinsed
- 3 TB. water
- 1 whole red or yellow endive, finely sliced
- 1 medium red onion, finely sliced
- [1/2] cup red radishes, finely chopped
- 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted
- 2 TB. fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 TB. fresh mint, finely chopped
- 1 TB. whole-grain mustard
- 1 TB. red wine vinegar
- 3 TB. fresh lemon juice
- 3 TB. extra-virgin olive oil
- [1/2] tsp. salt
- [1/2] tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Place beets in a casserole dish, pour in water, cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove beets from the oven, remove aluminum foil, and place beets on a plate to cool completely.
- After beets have cooled, remove the skin and cut beets into [1/2]-inch cubes.
- In a large bowl, add beets, red endive, red onion, radishes, kalamata olives, chives, and mint.
- In a small bowl, whisk together whole-grain mustard, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and black pepper.
- Pour dressing over vegetables, and lightly toss. Top with crumbled feta cheese, and serve immediately.
Notes
Healthy Hint
Beets contain betalains, which contain antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and detoxifiers. Beets are often used to make pickled turnips fuchsia in color while still providing healthy benefits.
Beets contain betalains, which contain antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and detoxifiers. Beets are often used to make pickled turnips fuchsia in color while still providing healthy benefits.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 cups Calories: 260 Fat: 18g Saturated fat: 6g Carbohydrates: 19g Sodium: 919mg Fiber: 8g Protein: 8g Cholesterol: 27mg