Baby Beet Salad Recipes

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 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:

• 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.

ROASTED BABY BEET AND BABY CARROT SALAD WITH A SHERRY WALNUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small ovenproof casserole or roasting pan place the beets with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Toss to coat well and push to 1 side of the pan. In a piece of foil, place the carrots with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Toss to coat well. Wrap the foil tightly and place alongside the beets in the roasting pan. Transfer to the oven and bake, stirring occasionally, until the beets are crisp-tender, about 45 minutes. The carrots may be done earlier, so check occasionally. Remove the beets from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Toss with the tarragon and chives and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl combine the sherry vinegar, honey, remaining salt, and remaining pepper and whisk to combine. While continuing to whisk, add the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and the walnut oil in a thin, steady stream, until smooth and emulsified.
• Place the lettuce in a salad bowl and add the beets, walnuts, and crumbled goat cheese. Drizzle some of the vinaigrette over the salad, to taste, and toss to thoroughly combine. Serve immediately, drizzled with additional vinaigrette, if desired.

BALSAMIC ROASTED BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Wrap the beets individually in aluminum foil and place them on a sheet pan. Roast them for 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on their size, until a small sharp knife inserted in the middle indicates that they are tender. Unwrap each beet and set aside for 10 minutes, until cool enough to handle. Peel the beets with a small, sharp knife over a piece of parchment paper to prevent staining your cutting board.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and set aside. While the beets are still warm, cut each one in half and then each half into 4 to 6 wedges and place them in a large mixing bowl. As you're cutting the beets, toss them with half of the vinaigrette (warm beets absorb more vinaigrette), 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Taste for seasonings.
• Place the arugula in a separate bowl and toss it with enough vinaigrette to moisten. Put the arugula on a serving platter and then arrange the beets, almonds, and goat cheese on top. Drizzle with additional vinaigrette, if desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve warm or at room temperature.

BABY BEET SALAD WITH FETA AND RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil beets for 30 minutes with skin on. Drain and place on baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes at 350. Cool for 10 minutes. Peel and slice.
• Puree dressing ingredients in blender and add chives at the end.
• Place greens in center of plate, surround with beets, crumble feta and drizzle with dressing.

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.