Beet Salad with Orange-Walnut Dressing
‘The Urban Vegetarian’ host Desiree Nielsen is all about making recipes for life on the go…. and Desiree loves her beets! For this salad, she spiralizes them onto a bed of greens and then adds goats’ cheese and walnuts to give crunch and protein to a salad that is anything but boring!
Serves 4
Orange-Walnut Dressing
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons (30 ml) walnut oil
1 garlic clove, sliced
1 teaspoon (5 ml) honey
Juice of ½ orange
Salt and pepper
Method:
Combine oil, garlic, honey, orange, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth.
Set aside until ready to serve salad.
Salad
Ingredients:
4 beets
1 cup (240 ml) baby spinach
¼ cup (60 ml) walnuts, chopped
¼ cup (60 ml) soft goat cheese, crumbled
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baby thyme, for topping
Method:
Peel and trim beets and spiralize into noodles.
Put baby spinach leaves on plate. Top with beet noodles.
Add chopped walnuts and crumbled goats’ cheese.
Pour Orange-Walnut Dressing over top.
Garnish with baby thyme.
Enjoy!