Beetroot walnut and goat cheese salad

This is Hands down my most favorite salad. my go-to lunch option! I can eat this everyday if I had to 🙂

You will need:

• Baby spinach (preferred) or any mixed greens
• 1 small beetroot – steamed, peeled and cut in small cubes
• fresh goat cheese OR hung curd
• candied walnuts – break walnuts into little chunks, toast on a griddle and add sugar when hot – let the sugar melt and coat the walnut pieces, let cool
• 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp olive oil
• a pinch of brown sugar
• a few strands of fried onions – optional

Procedure:

1. Layer baby spinach in a bowl
2. Add the diced beetroot
3. Top this with chunks of fresh goat cheese (as much as you like – I can’t ever have enough goat cheese in anything!)
4. Next top with some candied walnuts – break walnuts into little chunks, toast on a griddle and add sugar when hot – let the sugar melt and coat the walnut (I make a large batch of these and store in an airtight glass jar when completely cooled)

5. Add some fried/ caramelized onions (optional)

6. For the dressing – whisk together a teaspoon EVOO+ 1 tsp lemon juice+ 1 tsp balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp of brown sugar or honey.

7. Drizzle on the salad and enjoy!

To read about the art of creating salads, the basic pyramid of salads and other interesting salad recipes, please read my other post.