Roasted Beet Salad with Feta or Goat Cheese
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makes 4 large salads or several smaller ones A delicious and visually stunning salad made with roasted beets, fresh greens, feta or goat cheese and a maple syrup sweetened dressing. Ingredients
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Preparation
Roast Beets
Roast Beets
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Wash and trim beets. If mixed sizes, cut very large beets in half to even out cooking time.
- Place beets on foil lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle oil on beets and rotate to ensure beets are evenly coated. Place any cut surfaces face down on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes until fork tender.
- Remove from oven and let cool at least ten minutes.
- Slip off skin and cut into bite sized pieces.
- Toss with 2 Tbsp of dressing.
- Add dressing ingredients to a jar with a tight sealing lid.
- Shake vigorously to combine ingredients.
- Taste and adjust as needed.
- Wash and dry salad greens. Tear into bite sized pieces and toss with remaining dressing.
- Arrange dressed salad greens on platter.
- If using, add cooked whole grains on top of greens.
- Top with dressed beets in whatever pattern you prefer – scattered all over, line down the center, geometric shape, etc.
- Top with nuts, garbanzo beans and onions if using.
- Top with crumbled goat cheese and dill sprigs.
- Serve immediately or cover and keep in fridge for a couple of hours before serving.