Beet Salad with Goat Cheese
Whether you are hosting a dinner party or just want a jazzy weeknight salad, this simple Beet Goat Cheese Salad with arugula and toasted almonds is the perfect choice.
Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- 8 ounces beets , cooked and peeled
- 3 ounces goat cheese
- 4 ounces baby arugula
- 1 naval orange
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt
Direction
- Pour the almonds into a dry nonstick skillet and heat over medium-low heat. Cook tossing frequently until the almonds are just browned, remove, cool and set aside.
- Cut the beets in half and then into ¼” half moon slices. Crumble the goat cheese. Pour the arugula onto a platter or into a bowl and top with the sliced beets, goat cheese and toasted almonds.
- Zest and juice the orange. Whisk together the zest, juice, olive oil, rice vinegar and salt.
- Pour half of the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Keep adding small amounts of the dressing and toss until the salad is fully dressed.
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