beet salad with arugula

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Beet Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese

Ingredients

Salad

  • 2 medium Red Beets
  • 2 medium Yellow Beets
  • 4 oz Cypress Grove Herbs de Humboldt chevre
  • 1 teaspoon chopped celery greens
  • 1 teaspoon chopped chives
  • 1 teaspoon chopped dill
  • Pepper to taste
  • ½ cup toasted pine nuts or walnuts
  • 2 tightly packed cups arugula
  • Zest of 1 orange

Dressing

  • 2 Tbsp minced shallot
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • Clean beets, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake for 1 hour @ 425 and allow to cool
  • Mix dressing together and set aside
  • Mix chopped herbs with goat cheese and set aside.

Constructing Salad

  • Remove beets and clean skins and slice thinly. Add small amount of dressing and orange zest to beets and turn gently.
  • Add remaining dressing to arugula
  • Alternate ¼ of beets slices on a plate by color
  • Place ¼ of arugula on top
  • Add ¼ of goat cheese mixture on top
  • Add ¼ of pine nuts
  • Lightly salt and pepper and serve

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