Beet Spinach Goats Cheese Couscous Recipes

BEET, SPINACH AND GOAT CHEESE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Put the orange zest, juice and 7tbs water in a small pan and bring to the boil,.
• Place the couscous in a medium bowl and pour the hot liquid over it. Mix well, then cover and leave to absorb for 5 minutes.
• Fluff up the grains with a fork, then add the walnuts, cheese, apricots, beets and seasoning.
• Mix the oil and lemon juice (or use your favourite bought vinaigrette) then toss well.
• Pack into sealed containers with the spinach sat on top so it does not go soggy.
• When ready to eat, toss spinach through the rest of the salad.

BEET, SPINACH & GOAT'S CHEESE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Put the orange zest, juice and 100ml water in a small pan and bring to the boil. Place the couscous in a medium bowl and pour the hot liquid over. Mix well, then cover and leave to absorb for 5 mins. Fluff up the grains with a fork, then add the walnuts, cheese, apricots, beetroot and seasoning. Mix the oil and lemon juice (or use your favourite bought vinaigrette), then toss well. Pack in two sealed containers, with the spinach sat on top (it won't go soggy when layered up this way). When ready to eat, toss the spinach through.

ROASTED BEET AND COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Toss couscous, beets, and greens with vinaigrette in a large bowl.
• Let sit for one hour refrigerated or overnight.
• Fold in goat cheese crumbles.

BEETS AND GOAT CHEESE ON A BED OF SPINACH

Steps:

• Make the dressing. In a small bowl or measuring cup combine the vinegars and salt to taste. Whisk in the mustard and the olive oil. Set aside.
• Toss the spinach with 3 tablespoons of the dressing. Line a platter or individual plates.
• Skin the beets and cut in half lengthwise (stem to root), then slice into thin half moons. Place the sliced halves on top of the spinach and fan them out. Drizzle on the remaining dressing and sprinkle on the herbs. Top each fan of beets with crumbled goat cheese and pine nuts, and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE AND BEETS

Steps:

• Scrub beets and trim tops to 1 in. Place in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, 30-60 minutes. Remove from the water; cool. Peel beets and cut into 1-in. pieces., In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, honey, mustard, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in oil until blended. , Place spinach in salad bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Top with beets, goat cheese and walnuts. If desired, sprinkle with additional pepper.

BABY SPINACH WITH BEETS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the baby spinach in a salad bowl. Add the balsamic vinaigrette and toss gently until well coated.
• Divide the spinach among 4 shallow bowls or salad plates. Top with the beet slices and sprinkle over the crumbled goat cheese. Serve.
• Cooking Beets
• To prepare the beets, trim all but about 1 inch of the stems. Rinse thoroughly under cold, running water.
• To boil beets, bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the beets and return the water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the beets are tender when pierced with a thin, sharp knife, about 20 minutes for small beets, about 30 minutes for medium beets, and 45 minutes to 1 hour for large beets. Drain the beets and transfer them to a bowl of ice water until cool enough to handle.
• To bake beets, preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the beets in a small roasting pan and add 1/2 cup of water. Seal the pan tightly with foil and bake until the beets are tender when pierced with a thin, sharp knife, about 45 minutes for small beets, about 1 hour for medium beets, and about 1 1/4 hours for large beets (be careful when lifting the foil; don't get burned by the escaping hot steam). Remove the beets from the pan and let stand. When the beets are cool enough to handle, use a paring knife to trim the ends and slip off their skins. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.
• from aunt elsa's kitchen
• Beets retain better flavor when they are boiled or baked with their skins on, but peeling them after cooking can transfer all that beautiful color right to your hands, where it doesn't look so nice. Wear kitchen gloves when peeling and chopping beets.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS, GOAT CHEESE, AND BEETS

Steps:

• Stir together dill, chives, and pepper on a plate, then roll cheese in herb mixture to coat sides (not ends). Wrap cheese in plastic wrap and chill.
• Bring water, salt, and 1 tablespoon oil to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in couscous, then cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring, 1 minute. Add zucchini, bell pepper, and corn and cook, stirring, until zucchini is bright green, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl.
• Fluff couscous with a fork and stir into vegetables, then season with salt and pepper.
• Peel beet and cut half of beet into very thin slices (less than 1/8 inch thick) with slicer (discard remainder), then stack slices and cut into thin matchsticks. Rinse beets and pat dry, then transfer to a bowl.
• Whisk together vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Add 1/2 tablespoon dressing to beets and toss to coat.
• Fill ramekin with couscous, pressing it firmly into mold with a rubber spatula. Invert ramekin onto a salad plate and carefully unmold couscous, then make 3 more couscous mounds on 3 more plates.
• Drape each couscous mound with 1 prosciutto slice (if using), then top with some of beets.
• Unwrap cheese and cut crosswise into 4 equal slices with a lightly oiled knife, then arrange 1 cheese slice alongside each couscous mound and spoon remaining dressing around mounds.

SPINACH AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH BEETROOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the walnuts and sugar until walnuts are lightly browned and sugar is caramelized. Thoroughly coat the walnuts with the sugar.
• In a blender or food processor, blend the beets with cider vinegar, bouillon granules, garlic powder, sugar, salt, and pepper. Gradually blend in the oil.
• In a large bowl, toss together the sugar-coated walnuts and spinach. Before serving, drizzle with the blended beat mixture, toss, and sprinkle with goat cheese.

ROASTED BEETS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven until the nuts turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 45 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully because they burn quickly. Set walnuts aside to cool to room temperature.
• Turn oven up to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Crinkle up a piece of aluminum foil and place it into an oven-safe dish (such as a pie dish) to act as a disposable rack. Place beet onto foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the beet just starts to turn tender, about 45 minutes. Wrap beet in aluminum foil and let cool to room temperature.
• Turn oven temperature up to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Peel beet with a sharp paring knife; peel skin from beet. Cut beet in half and cut halves into thick half-moon-shaped slices.
• Drizzle walnut oil in a baking dish and brush oil over the bottom of the dish; arrange beet slices in the dish in a single layer. Crumble goat cheese into the empty spaces and over beets. Sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Bake beet and cheese in oven until beet pieces are sizzling and the edges of the cheese are slightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Drizzle warm beet and cheese with vinegar and top with roasted walnuts, beet greens, and chives. Serve warm.