Strawberry and Beet Salad with Strawberry-Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Mar 20, 2019, Updated Dec 13, 2020
This vibrant salad is crave-worthy and perfect for entertaining!
Correctly roasting brings a wonderful flavor and texture to beets. I have prepared them every way: shaved raw, grated, boiled, steamed and roasted. My oven roasting method I think is my favorite ~ beets get a golden color and depth of flavor, and cook quicker than beets which are roasted whole!
Ingredients
- 4 large fresh beets, choose Ruby and Golden Beets
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, cleaned, dried, hulled and cut into chunks
- ½ cup feta cheese, cut into 1" cubes (can use goat cheese)
- ⅓ cup pecan halves, lightly toasted (brings out their flavor)
- ⅓ cup fresh scallions, thinly sliced (try Spring purple scallions)
- 1 recipe Strawberry-Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette (see recipe)
Instructions
- Make: Strawberry-Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Roast Beets: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Scrub and dry beets. Cut in half vertically. Add to a rimmed sheet pan with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a few pinches of salt and freshly cracked pepper. Mix in.
- Cover with heavy foil and cook on the bottom third of the oven for 1 hour. Beet will be tender and well roasted.
- Cool until you can handle them and peel the beets in the sink - use the back of a small knife if needed.Beets are easiest to peel when still warm.
- Cut into chunks - cut the golden ones first so they don't bleed into the ruby colored ones!
- Finish the Salad: On a large platter or bowl, mound both beets, strawberries and feta cheese. Add Strawberry-Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette, saving some for an additional recipe. Top with scallions and pecans and serve.
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