Beets are practically perfect roasted on their own really. Or with a side of sour cream and chives. But this salad took them to a new level. If you read through the recipe, you'll notice that there is no salad dressing to speak of, only a marinade of sorts for the beets. I worried that with no dressing on the salad, it would be dry, but the beets are so moist and flavourful and their warmth slightly melts the goat cheese, making it a perfect marriage of the warm beets, with the cool spinach, sweet goat cheese and tart marinade. Heaven.
Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
Serves 4-6
Printable Recipe
Ingredients
- five medium sized roasted beets, chopped into large pieces
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp orange zest
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups spinach, washed and dried thoroughly
- 4 oz goat cheese
Directions
- In a bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, orange zest and salt and pepper. Add beets and toss to coat.
- On each plate, make a small bed of spinach. Top with 1/4 of warm beet mixture (if in the fridge, pop in the oven or microwave to warm) and sprinkle crumbled goat cheese on top.
