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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

SUBMITTED BY: Donna PHOTO BY: Rachelle Bowden

"This is a delicious and easy salad which takes little time and is a great meatless main course. It uses beets, goat cheese, candied walnuts and baby greens. For a main dish salad, add chicken. Feel free to include more of your favorite vegetables too."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 71 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  30 Min
READY IN  35 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 4 medium beets - scrubbed, trimmed and cut in half
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 (10 ounce) package mixed baby salad greens
  • 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 ounces goat cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place beets into a saucepan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cook for 20 to 30 minutes, until tender. Drain and cool, then cut in to cubes.
  2. While the beets are cooking, place the walnuts in a skillet over medium-low heat. Heat until warm and starting to toast, then stir in the maple syrup. Cook and stir until evenly coated, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice concentrate, balsamic vinegar and olive oil to make the dressing.
  4. Place a large helping of baby greens onto each of four salad plates, divide candied walnuts equally and sprinkle over the greens. Place equal amounts of beets over the greens, and top with dabs of goat cheese. Drizzle each plate with some of the dressing.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2008 by Khristin
UPDATE: I love, love this salad. For the beets I like to roast them (as you would a potato-1... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2007 by foodlover
great salad- a hit at a big summer potluck. roasted the beets for 1 hour- 400 degrees. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2006 by DINESUE
I didn't have any walnuts, so I substituted pecans. Also, I left out the orange juice as I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2006 by Erica77
Wonderfully festive! It is so tasty, that people who hate beets will reconsider. Beets took a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2006 by BECCABRIDE
This salad was excellent. I made it for Valentine's Day (cut the beets into heart shapes), and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2007 by gwynne3
This recipe is very unique and flavorful. Definitely 5 stars. Took reviewers advice and used... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 18, 2007 by MEEMEEBULUGA
Excellent combination of flavors. I used canned beets to good effect, but it would have been... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2007 by Northwest 4x4
This recipes was awesome. I used chilled canned beets instead of fresh beets and they were... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2006 by PRINCESS20NY
Very tasty. For the dressing instead of OJ concentrate I used a sprits of regular OJ and it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2007 by Miss Tofitian