Roasted Beet Salad
This roasted beet salad is brightened by both golden and red beets, homemade pickled onions, and an apple cider and olive oil drizzle. Garnish with feta cheese and walnuts for an incredible side dish that will awaken your palate!
Ingredients
- 1 cup golden beets halved or quartered into large chunks
- 1 cup purple beets quartered into large chunks
- drizzle olive oil for beets to roast
- 3 cups green leaf lettuce (or arugula, spring mix)
- ⅓ - ½ cup pickled onions (see below instructions for my recipe link)
- garnish with feta cheese and walnuts or slivered almonds *See notes for vegetarian option
Dressing to Drizzle
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Make Pickled Onions- prepare ahead of time
- Follow my recipe for quick pickled onions. Marinate for 6-8 hours (less if that length isn't possible, but up to 24 hours is ideal)
Option 1: Roasting Beets
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Peel beets and cut into large wedges or chunks. Rinse knife in between cutting golden and red beets. Place beets on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper or in a rimed dish such as a Pyrex dish or cake pan. Keep them at opposite ends so the red doesn't bleed through to the golden beets. Drizzle with olive oil.Baking options: 35-40 minutes uncovered for a more roasted finish30-35 minutes covered with tin foil for less of a grill and more of a even color finish
Option 2: Steaming Beets
- Place beets in 2 separate saucepans. Heat each saucepan on medium heat for about 8 minutes or until it starts to boil. Decrease to low for 10-13 more minutes. Separate from liquid but save juices for drinking or smoothies!
Prepping Remainder of Salad
- While beets are cooking, chop lettuce, add feta to a separate small bowl and chop walnuts to set aside. Make the dressing drizzle
Making the Dressing
- In a small bowl combine all ingredients for the dressing.
Putting the Salad Together
- On a large plate, lay out the lettuce. Place the beets on top, followed by pickled onions, sprinkle walnuts and feta (or keep nuts and feta separate to add to each plate separately). Drizzle homemade dressing to finish!
Notes
*Feta is not traditionally vegetarian so make sure you find a feta that's made with vegetable rennet or find a tofu-based feta. Option to replace feta with another cheese or omit entirely!
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