Baby Beet Salad Recipes

BEET AND BABY GREENS SALAD

Steps:

• In 9-inch microwavable pie plate, place beets, overlapping slightly. Add 1/4 cup water; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on High 4 to 5 minutes or until almost tender when pierced with a fork; drain.
• Meanwhile in small bowl, beat oil and vinegar with wire whisk until blended.. Place baby greens on large serving plate; arrange cooked beets on baby greens. Drizzle dressing over beets and baby greens; top with onion and cheese.

BABY BEET SALAD WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Trim tops from baby beets. Gently wash, then arrange in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and gently toss to coat.
• Bake, covered, until tender, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the covered pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
• Peel and halve beets lengthwise, then gently toss with vinaigrette dressing.
• Arrange baby lettuce on a serving platter. Top with beets, Gorgonzola cheese, and walnuts.

BABY BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small roasting pan, add beets and roast until tender and easily pierced with a sharp knife, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside until cool enough to handle. (NOTE: This recipe uses baby beets, but you can use larger ones and increase the roasting time.) Remove and discard skin from beets. (Use gloves, if desired.) Transfer beets to a medium bowl and toss with mirin and rice vinegar. Marinate 1 hour, or up to 3 days, covered and refrigerated. Transfer to a cutting board, discarding marinade; wash and dry bowl. Cut each beet in half and return to bowl. Add red wine vinegar and oil and toss to combine. Add frisée and toss. (TIP: Adding frisée last helps prevent discoloration.) Divide beet mixture among 2 plates. Top each with salt, coriander, honey, watercress and goat cheese, dividing evenly.

BABY BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Stir the beets, oranges, onion, vinegar, and orange juice together in a bowl; serve immediately or chill until needed.

BABY BEET SALAD WITH SUGAR SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Make the salad: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap red beets in parchment, then in foil. Repeat with yellow beets. Bake until tender, 60 to 65 minutes. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Peel, and halve (or quarter larger beets). Place red and yellow beets in separate bowls.
• Add peas to bowl with yellow beets. Sprinkle red and yellow beets with the thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Make the dressing: Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized, about 30 minutes. Stir in thyme and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to a food processor, and puree. Add water, salt, pepper, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Puree until smooth. (Dressing should be thick.)
• Toss 1/2 of the dressing with the red beets and 1/2 with the yellow beet mixture. Combine beets, and gently toss with shoots. Garnish with pea flowers if desired, and serve immediately.

BABY GREENS WITH GOAT CHEESE, BEETS AND CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette by whisking olive oil, balsamic and honey until smooth.
• In a large bowl toss greens with vinaigrette and mix well.
• Evenly divide greens between four bowls. Top each bowl with one beet, 1 oz goat cheese and pecans. (* You can buy cooked beets or cook them yourself. I boiled the beets in water until soft, but they can be roasted in the oven as well, see notes above.)

BEET AND SPINACH SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash and dry the spinach and tomatoes. Then chop the cherry tomatoes in half.
• Cut the canned beetroot into bite sized pieces.
• Chop walnuts into small pieces.
• Combine the baby spinach leaves, chopped beetroot, sliced cherry tomatoes and chopped walnuts in a large bowl.
• Mix the olive oil and balsamic vinegar together in a small bowl. Drizzle the balsamic vinaigrette over the spinach and beet salad.
• Toss to combine, then add salt and pepper to taste.

BABY BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub the beets well. Wrap groups of 2 or 3 beets together in little packets of aluminum foil. Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F until very tender, about 1 hour. When the beets are cool enough to handle, slip off and discard the skins (using rubber gloves). Halve beets lengthwise and place in a bowl. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; toss with the beets. Sprinkle with the mint leaves.