SIMPLY healthy, arugula salad with beets, goat cheese and walnuts! With a simple lemon vinaigrette. Perfect combo!
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Winter in California is peppery arugula season. A few years ago my parents planted arugula in their garden and for years the arugula would self-seed and by December it would take over the entire garden with a flowering period.
In this recipe, the goat cheese softens the peppery notes of the arugula, while the beets provide a sweet contrast to the arugula’s bitter notes. Chopped toasted walnuts add a meaty crunch to the salad.
Arugula salad with beets and goat cheese
The indicated amount of ingredients is only a guideline for two servings. Actual amounts will depend on how much lettuce you want per serving.
*To roast beets, scrub raw beets clean, brush with a little olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and roast in oven at 400F for 1 to 2 hours until tender
**To cook beets, scrub raw beets clean, place in a small saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil, cover and cook until fork is tender, 45 minutes to an hour
ingredients
Salad ingredients:
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2 Middle beetscooked (roasted* or boiled**) until easy to insert with a fork (about an hour), peeled, diced into bite-sized pieces
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2 handfuls (approx 2.5 ounces) fresh arugula
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4 tablespoons goat cheese (Above 1.5 ounces)
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1/4 Cup coarsely chopped roasted walnuts
Dressing Ingredients:
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3 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
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1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
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1/4 teaspoon dry powdered mustard
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1/2 teaspoon sugar
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1/2 teaspoon Salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
method
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Make the vinaigrette:
Place the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake to emulsify. Adjust the ingredients to taste.
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Assemble the salad:
depending on how much you want. Assemble each dish with a handful of arugula leaves, some cooked chopped beets, some crumbled goat cheese, and some chopped toasted walnuts.
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Drizzle salad with vinaigrette:
(You can have a little more vinaigrette.)
Links:
From seed to salad bowl in less than a month, Farm Girl shows how easy it is to grow arugula.
Roasted Balsamic Beets here on Simply Recipes
Pickled turnips here on Simply Recipes
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 383 | calories |
| 35g | Fat |
| 13g | carbohydrates |
| 9g | protein |
