Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Orange Vinaigrette Dressing
Prepare for the ultimate salad… Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Orange Vinaigrette Dressing. The bright orange salad dressing, creamy goat cheese crumbles and earthy beets were made for each other. The perfect blend of flavors! Leave off the goat cheese for a dairy free, vegan, Paleo salad.
This post was originally published May 13, 2016.
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What goes well with beets in a salad?
Not surprisingly, I have to say oranges, greens and goat cheese. This combo along with the bright orange vinaigrette salad dressing brings all the flavors together in a cohesive way.
What dressing goes with beet salad?
I just love the combination or beets and oranges. Beets have that truly earthy quality about them and the slight sweetness or oranges pairs well with it. This Orange Salad Dressing Recipe is simple. No need to use 15 ingredients to make a great dressing. Just 4 ingredients gets you a bright, flavorful vinaigrette that tastes great on just about anything!
Ingredients needed for this Beet Salad with Orange Vinaigrette Dressing:
- Fresh Orange Juice
- Olive Oil
- Honey
- Stone Ground Mustard
- Green Salad Blend
- Micro Greens
- Cooked Beets
- Goat Cheese Crumbles
- Orange
Boil or roast your beets and remove the skins. Or, for a shortcut, buy ready to eat beets already cooked and vacuum packed.
More dressing recipes to liven up your salads:
Warm Bacon Dressing
Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
Honey Mustard Dressing
Cilantro Lime Dressing
Catalina Dressing
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Greek Vinaigrette
Tools you need for this recipe:
You will need a Sharp Knife, Good Cutting Board and a Salad Dressing Shaker.
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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Orange Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients
Vinaigrette
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Stone Ground Mustard
- Pinch Salt/Pepper
Salad
- Fresh Baby Romaine or a Peppery Greens Salad Blend
- Micro Greens
- 4-5 Cooked Beets - cut into chunks
- Goat Cheese Crumbles
- 1 Orange - segmented
Instructions
Vinaigrette
- Combine all ingredients in small jar or dressing shaker. Secure jar lid and shake vigorously before serving.
Salad
- Layer salad ingredients in your preferred amounts. Dress with vinaigrette.
- Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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OK, so this is cheating but in a pinch these work. At Kroger or Fred Meyer use one of the following. Private Selection Orange Balsamic & Honey OR Orange Poppyseed Salad dressing. These are both great on this beet salad.
Hey, I’m all about cheats whenever possible. Wish I had a Kroger near me so I could try those out 🙂
That was the best and prettiet salad I have every served. I have subscribed to your site and can’t wait to try other recipes
Awesome! I’m so glad 🙂
Orange Vinaigrette?! How am I only just now hearing about this? It was absolutely delicious, I’m never having my beet salad without it from now on! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hahah! Well, now ya know 🙂
Thank you for sharing; I love this recipe it’s so good! I’ve been looking for a way to use another neutral flavored oil besides olive oil in all my salad dressing recipes; do you know what other heart healthy ones I can substitute for olive oil?
Trader Joe’s has a citrus vinaigrette that’s amazing. It would be great on this. Also great on watermelon, feta cheese and basil salad!!
Sounds amazing! Is there no vinegar in the vinaigrette ?
Libby: I use Peanut Oil and it is healthy and has a high smoke point. Hope this helps!