Roasted Beet Salad with Lime Mango Dressing
Ahhh summer! When the weather heats up we all head outdoors, thankful not to be cooped up inside while the snow falls outside. Now is the time to dust off the patio set and break out the plasti-ware for outdoor eating. When the temps inch upward, more cool summer salads come out of my kitchen.
This recipe for roasted beets with goat cheese on greens was inspired by a salad I had at Cat Cora’s Kitchen at the Salt Lake Airport. I just fell in love with the mix of flavor and texture so I set out to duplicate it… or come close to duplicating it.
Ingredients for the Beet Salad
3 beets cut to bite sized pieces, roasted (recipe follows)
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
6 cups Spring Green Lettuce Mix
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
3 ounces goat cheese
To toast the almonds:
Ingredients for the Dressing
1 fresh mango, chopped
juice from 2 medium limes
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more if you like the heat)
1/8 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
Directions
For the dressing, place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth, but still slightly thick. You do not want this really runny and the mango should keep it at a thicker consistency. Chill in the refrigerator at least two hours.
Now that the beets are roasted, the almonds toasted, the dressing made and all has been chilled, it’s time to assemble! In a large bowl, place the spring greens. Add the beets, blueberries, goat cheese and sprinkle the top with the toasted, sliced almonds.
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Recipe featured on The Chicken Chick’s Clever Chicks blog hop #51 September 9, 2013
That looks terrific. I love this recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
This sounds so good! I love anything goat cheese!
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I’ve been looking for a beat salad recipe. I always get a beat salad when I eat out at a nice restaurant in town, but I haven’t been able to recreate it. This looks great! I’m really excited to try the dressing!
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I love the sound of the dressing over the roasted beet salad, Lori. The flavors all sound delicious and there’s so many tasty things happening here!
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This salad sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
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Lori, what an interesting combination of ingredients. It sounds wonderful and refreshing on a summer night. Thanks for sharing at the BBQ Block Party.
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That dressing sounds amazing! Thanks so much for linking up to Friday Food Frenzy!
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I love beets! This sounds perfect! Thanks for sharing at Sweet & Savory Saturdays #29.
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I haven’t tried beets a whole lot, so this would definitely be a new way to try them. Thank you for sharing this with the Less Laundry, More Linking party.
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I have never been a fan of beets (until this baby liked eating them). I think I’ll give this a try (at some point). I’ll add it to my “To Do” list for cooking.
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Shannon @ Mamamusing
Lori! I love beats and will have to try this. Thanks for sharing at Throwback Thursday!
xoxo
Denyse
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The mango dressing is super intriguing! How creative!