Roasted Beet, Goat Cheese Salad, Honey Dijon Dressing
This salad makes the best out of a couple beets! Roasted beets are an excellent addition to a salad, and when they are tossed in honey, they add a perfect hit of sweetness that makes this salad actually addictive. This recipe will also have you candy some walnuts, which is an easy skill to learn that has a huge reward. Once you do it once, suddenly you'll be adding candied nuts to everything. The salad dressing included in this recipe is also another thing that is good on everything.
- 2 red beets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- mixed greens
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- pinch of salt
- crack of pepper
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
After washing the beets, cut off the tops and bottoms and discard. Dice the beets into half-inch cubes.
Toss the cubed beets in olive oil, salt, and onion powder.
Place on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast in the oven for 45 minutes. Toss halfway through roasting. Remove from oven when softened, and can be easily pierced with a fork.
Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Add to a bowl and toss with honey. Refrigerate until you're ready to assemble the salad.
Add walnuts to a pan, and begin to heat over medium heat to start toasting the nuts.
Continue lightly toasting the nuts, tossing often. Turn down the heat if they start to darken quickly.
When the nuts have turned just a shade darker, move the nuts to the outside of the pan. In the center, sprinkle the sugar and a pinch of salt. As the sugar heats up, it will begin to melt. At that point, toss the nuts in the carmel mixture using a rubber spatula.
When the nuts are evenly coated, spread the nuts onto a piece of parchment paper to let cool. Set aside until you're ready to assemble the salad.
Combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a mason jar, and shake vigorously to combine.
To a large serving bowl, add the mixed greens or lettuce of your choice. Add in the roasted beets, candied nuts, goat cheese, dried cranberries, and chopped parsley. Top the salad with the dressing, and toss. Enjoy!
This salad is delicious with grilled or blackened chicken!