Beet Salad with Orange-Walnut Dressing

Difficulty:
1/5

‘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!