Beet and fig salad. This salad plus my obsession for beets and figs. At my work, we keep fancy shmancy olive oils and vinegars because we ladies love us some fresh crisp salads for lunch. We currently have a bottle of strawberry balsamic vinegar, which has made me a better employee and is responsible for me enjoying food more at work than at home as of late.
This trio is seriously delish and if you haven't tried it yet, you're missing out and may need to rethink your priorities in life.
With a spatula, turn beets several times while cooking.
If beets begin to look dry, add a couple tablespoons of water over the beets.
You can cook Beet and fig salad using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Beet and fig salad
- Prepare 4 cup of arugula ( if you don't like arugula feel free to swap it for baby spinach or spring greens).
- Prepare 4 of baby beets (you can buy precooked or roast in the oven in aluminum foil for about an hour).
- Prepare 3 of fresh figs.
- It's 2 oz of goat cheese or feta cheese.
- You need 1/4 cup of toasted pecan halves.
- You need 2 of tbsp olive oil.
- You need 1 of tbsp balsamic vinegar.
- Prepare 1 of tsp fresh lemon juice.
Beets should pierce easily with a knife when thoroughly cooked. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, and set beets aside to cool. This yellow beet and fig salad recipe is easy, colorful and flavorful. So you can eat it either as a meal or a side salad!
Beet and fig salad instructions
- If you didn't buy precooked beets roast them at 425 for about an hour wrapped in aluminum foil. Cool then peel and slice.
- In a small mason jar pour lemon juice, oil and vinegar, close tightly and put aside.
- Put your greens in a large bowl, shake the jar with dressing vigorously until combined. Pour over greens and toss to coat.
- Cut figs in quarters.
- If using goat cheese I like to put it in the freezer for 10minutes, it's easier to crumble..
- To the bowl with greens add sliced beets and quartered figs. Toss lightly. Sprinkle with pecans and crumbled goat or feta cheese. This salad is great as a side dish for grilled chicken or other protein of your choice. Enjoy!.
However, it wasn't always this way. I've spoken about it before but I thought it would be okay to say it again. When cool enough to handle, use a paper towel to hold the beet, and rub the outer skin away. We like to do this under running cool water, as it helps to remove the skin. Slice beets into ΒΌ inch rounds.