We've been seeing beet salad in every little uppity, yuppity restaurant we frequent lately. It ranges from unbalanced (too many beets, not enough green and savory), to nicely proportioned tableaus of ingredients. We used fresh beets just because our weekly box of vegetables had some (they're a pain in the ass, though). But you could just as easily use pre-prepared beets (ie, canned or Trader Joes has some that are refrigerated).
This effort rating assumes you are not peeling, chopping, and steaming beets.
Rating: 1/2 assed
Here's what you need and how you do it
Several cups of greens, washed and torn
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 cup gorgonzola or feta
Shredded carrots
1.5 cups beets
Layer all ingredients and serve with your favorite vinaigrette. This citrus vinaigrette looks particularly good.
Makes 4 salads.
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I am assuming chopped uncooked beets :)
Posted by: Renee O | April 06, 2011 at 03:04 PM
Chopped and steamed (then cooled).
Posted by: Half Assed Kitchen | April 06, 2011 at 03:06 PM
Beets are extra good either raw or roasted. Reduce the pain in the ass factor by just washing raw beet and grating it skin and all to go in the salad.
Posted by: Kathie | April 06, 2011 at 03:46 PM
LOVE the combo of beets and feta! something i will definately try! thanks
Posted by: Susan | April 06, 2011 at 04:23 PM
I think you must subscribe to the same "box of veggies" as my good friend Christi. She and I compared borscht recipes, as she's sick'n'tired of steamed beets.
This salad looks awesome. Gonna send her the link.
Posted by: eden | April 06, 2011 at 04:34 PM
I just can't get into beets. Had a nice Easter brunch yesterday and my wife had a salad very much like this and she loved it. Maybe I just have bad childhood memories!
Posted by: Ricardo | April 25, 2011 at 08:06 AM
Yum, we love beets, especially golden beets because they don't stain your hands.
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Posted by: Alysa (InspiredRD) | April 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM
try it with asparagus! YUM!
Posted by: k | July 01, 2011 at 08:32 AM
uhhh, I would like to taste it :)
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