My Favorite Beet Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Spinach Salad Recipes. (My Favorite Beet Salad Recipe). Fresh roasted beets over a bed of baby spinach with tomatoes, avocados, onions and feta cheese drizzled with a balsamic dressing. You can cut this recipe in half for 4 servings, though it so good the next day too that I always make plenty.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

My Favorite Beet Salad Recipe

Ingredients

6 large beets

trimmed

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 (8 ounce) package baby spinach leaves

2 tomatoes

cut into bite-sized pieces

2 avocados - peeled

pitted

and cut into bite-sized pieces

½ red onion

chopped

or to taste

1 (4 ounce) container crumbled feta cheese

½ cup balsamic vinegar

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

or more to taste

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Place the beets into a large bowl and drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil salt and black pepper. Lay out 2 large squares of aluminum foil on a work surface and place 3 beets onto the center of each sheet. Fold the aluminum foil into 2 envelopes sealing the beets into the packets; place the packets into a baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until tender 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Check for tenderness after 1 hour by piercing a beet with a fork. Open the foil and allow the beets to cool until they can be handled; peel and slice.

Step 4

Lay out the spinach leaves on an attractive oblong-shaped serving platter. Sprinkle pieces of tomato and avocado over the spinach leaves and top with chopped red onion. Lay the sliced warm beets over the salad and top with crumbled feta cheese.

Step 5

Whisk together balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup of olive oil and Dijon mustard until smooth; pour over the salad to serve.

Nutritional Information

My Favorite Beet Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 413.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.2g 14%

Carbohydrates: 28.2g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 9.7g 39%

Sugars: 16.9g

Fat: 31.9g 49%

Saturated Fat: 6.2g 31%

Cholesterol: 12.6mg 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 3076.2IU 62%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.5mg 27%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 25%

Vitamin C: 26.5mg 44%

Folate: 308.2mcg 77%

Calcium: 142.4mg 14%

Iron: 2.8mg 16%

Magnesium: 86.2mg 31%

Potassium: 1108.1mg 31%

Sodium: 400.3mg 16%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 287.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.