Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Beet and Goat Cheese Salad is for Salad.

Beet and Goat Cheese Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Beet and Goat Cheese Salad takes 60 minutes to cook.

Beet and Goat Cheese Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Beet and Goat Cheese Salad are:

10 to 12 small yellow and red beets with greens attached, about 3 pounds total
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup good quality balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 medium tart crisp apple (such as Granny Smith)
4 ounces or so of slightly aged goat cheese

Here is how you make Beet and Goat Cheese Salad:

Preheat oven to 400 degWash beets, cut off leaves and set them aside.Roast beets single layer in baking pan with 1/8" water for about 60 mins (tender when done); cool.Cut stems from leaves. Bring pot of salted water to boil; add stems cook 10 mins before adding leaves and cook additional 20 mins till tender.Strain water from leaves.Peel cooked beets and quarter.Cut leaves and stems into 2" pieces; toss with quartered beets.Core apples and cut into matchsticks; add to beetsWhisk together olive oil and vinegar with salt and pepper; toss with beets and apples.Top with slices of goat cheese just before serving.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANGELGAL01.

The nutritional information for Beet and Goat Cheese Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 189.1

• Total Fat: 10.7 g
• Cholesterol: 14.9 mg
• Sodium: 214.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
• Protein: 6.5 g