ROASTED BEET AND FETA SALAD

About

Brenda Gantt

I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.

HANDS-ON TIME 17 minutes
TOTAL TIME 1¼ hours
MAKES 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 baby beets, trimmed
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • pinch each salt and pepper
  • 6 cups loosely packed baby greens
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 2 tbsp each chopped fresh parsley, dill and chives
  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

PREPARATION

  • Arrange beets on double-thickness piece of foil and seal to form a package.
  • Roast the beets in the package on a rimmed baking sheet in a 425°F (220°C) oven until tender, about 45 minutes.
  • Let the beets cool enough to handle, then remove the skins and cut them into wedges.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.
  • Add the beets, greens, onion, parsley, dill, and chives to the bowl and toss to coat.
  • Sprinkle with feta cheese.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, PER SERVING: about 184 cal, 5 g
pro, 15 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 10 g carb, 3 g fibre, 17 mg
chol, 287 mg sodium, 466 mg potassium. % RDI: 15%
calcium, 11% iron, 23% vit A, 30% vit C, 59% folate.

VARIATION
ROASTED BEET AND
GOAT CHEESE SALAD
Substitute crumbled soft goat cheese for the
feta cheese.

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