Beet and Walnut Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 small tender beets, stems untrimmed
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
- salad greens, for two including beet greens
- 2 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled
- 1⁄2 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄2 tablespoon fruit syrup (such as chokecherry or raspberry)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 dash salt
directions
- Cook the beets in boiling water until they are easily pierced wirh a sharp knife. Cool. Trim the beets, then peel them with your hands under running water. Cut into a bite-sized dice.
- Meanwhile, heat the tablespoon of water in a nonstick skillet. Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the walnuts, cooking and stirring until the water has evaporated and the sugar has caramelized on the nuts. Cool.
- Make the dressing by whisking together the vinegar, fruit syrup, oil and salt.
- Toss half the dressing with the salad greens and the other half with the beets.
- To serve, divide the salad greens onto two plates. Scoop the beets in the the center of the greens.
- Scatter each with half the walnuts and a sprinkling of cheese.
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