Copycat of Cheesecake Factory's Roasted Beet and Apple Salad

Submitted by Cook4_6

"I tried a similar salad at cheesecake factory this weekend and instantly wanted to create it at home. I found this recipe on the web, made a few modifications and think it's a great place to start!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Dressing

• 88.74 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 29.58 ml coarse grain mustard
• 29.58 ml white wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 946.36 ml baby greens
• 3 roasted beets, diced
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans, glazed
• 1 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
• 56.69 g goat cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Scrub beets and cut the greens off.
3. Rub with a little oil (canola or olive), wrap in foil, and bake for about an hour (until a knife slides in easily).
4. Allow to cool and the cut off tops and bottoms, slide off the skins, and dice.
5. While cooling, prepare the dressing by whisking all of the ingredients until well blended.
6. Place salad greens on a salad platter.
7. Top with beets, walnuts and diced apple.
8. Sprinkle with crumbled goat cheese and drizzle the dressing over all.

Reviews

[Debra B.]

The ingredients list pecans but the directions say walnuts. I guess you can mix and match! I will use walnuts.