This Roasted Beet Salad is both savory and sweet in the way that only veg caramelized in the oven can be. And it is topped with the easiest and most delicious homemade salad dressing in the world.Â
Shallot Vinaigrette
This is my favorite salad in the world. Seriously. The Whole World. Don’t like salad – this will change your mind. Don’t like beets – this will change your mind.
I will admit that it took me until my adult years to appreciate the veggies that came into season when the weather cooled. Summer is all about tomatoes and cucumbers. Peaches and strawberries. But when fall rolls around, the Farmers’ Markets are full of turnips, beets, and lots of winter greens. Over time – and with a LOT of experiementing – I have found that with a little love, the root veggies become something both unique and delicious.
Roasted Root Vegetables
Turnip Fries with Tomato Jam
When slow roasted, their natural sugars caramelize, making them both savory and sweet. Over the years, I have come to anticipate those unique flavors and think of it as quintessentially fall. Want to do more with the root vegetables in the fall? Check out these Roasted Root Vegetables or these Turnip Fries with Tomato Jam. Both are amazing!
Want to know more about the 10 year love affair I have had with this salad, check out the post on Shallot Vinaigrette.
Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese
Ingredients
- 8 cups mixed salad greens
- 6-8 medium red beets
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4-6 oz goat cheese feta is nice as a substitute
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1 cup Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette
- parsley, chives or green onions to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rub beets with a little olive oil and wrap them in foil. Cook for 45-60 minutes, or until beets are tender enough to insert a fork easily. Remove from oven and let them cool. You can also boil the beets for 25-30 minutes or until they are tender.
- While beets are cooking, toast almonds in a dry pan for 5-7 minutes. Be careful to toss them occasionally so they don't burn. Remove from heat.
- When beets are cool enough to handle, use a knife to peel the outer skin. Dice the beets into bite size pieces.
- Place salad greens into 4 dishes. Top with diced beets, goat cheese and toasted almonds. (If you toss the salad after this step, everything will turn purple!)
- Drizzle with Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette. Garnish with parsley, chives, or green onions. Enjoy!
I love everything about this salad! It looks delicious and beets are one of our favorite veggies! Can’t wait to try it! Pinning and sharing!
I have a long, long love affair with this salad. I hope you like it!
This looks amazing. I got some beets in a csa box last year and tried roasting them. They were *okay*. I gotta try them like this.
Cyndy, I hope you do! I grew up thinking pickled beets were beets… Yikes. I didn’t enjoy them. But roasted are wonderful. If you are getting more beets than you know what to do with in your CSA box, drop me a comment or an email. I will let you know how I prep them for the freezer. I actually prefer to put up a bunch of them at once so I only have to deal with the purple kitchen and hands once. 🙂 Then I just pop them out of the freezer and roast them for a few minutes for salads and sides. Having them already prepped makes it a lot easier to work them into my routine!