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colorful beets, oranges, arugula, avocado, goat cheese, radishes and pistachios all mixed together for a delightful salad.

Healthy Roasted Beet Salad with Citrus & Avocado

Sara Walkenbach
This colorful salad is filled with different textures and flavors. All ingredients pair together beautifully, and are magic in your mouth.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Dressing Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar good quality
  • 2 tbsp Honey raw
  • 2 tbsp Orange Juice freshly squeezed (from orange in salad)
  • 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Salad Ingredients

  • 5 oz Arugula
  • 3 small Beets red or golden
  • 3 oz Goat Cheese
  • 1 Avocado diced
  • 1 Orange naval
  • 4 Radishes thinly sliced or julienned (optional)
  • 1/4 cup Pistachios shelled and chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F Roast (if your oven has that feature, otherwise Bake is fine). A preheated air fryer will work too. While oven is preheating, start by cutting orange segments out the skin. To do this, cut off ends of orange. Stand on end and cut off peel, getting all white parts of pith as well. Hold orange in hand and carefully cut out the orange segment by making 2 slices (angling in) on insides of white lines that mark the segment. See video.
  • When all segments are out of the orange, set aside. Squeeze out the juice of what's left of the orange into a small bowl for the dressing. Whisk rest of dressing ingredients together until incorporated. Set aside.
  • Prepare the beets (if using jarred beets, skip to next step). Cut off stems at base of the beet, cut off tail. Using a vegetable peeler, peel off skin of beets. Chop beets into a small dice (about 1/2" to 1"). Put beets in bowl and spoon on a few tablespoons of dressing. Mix to coat beets. Place beets on a coated baking sheet, sprinkle with desired amount of salt. Roast beets for 20 minutes in oven (10-15 in air fryer) until tender.
  • Assemble salad in a serving bowl or individual bowls. Start by putting in arugula. If serving right away drizzle a small amount of dressing on arugula and toss. Layer in the rest of the ingredients: beets, oranges, radishes, avocado, goat cheese. Serve dressing on the side or dress salad right before serving. Top with chopped pistachios. Enjoy!

Notes

Warm beets on this salad is so good! Cold ones work well too.
If watching fat intake, chose either goat cheese or avocado.
Pickled beets work deliciously in this recipe, just watch the sugar content.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 9gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 183mgPotassium: 756mgFiber: 7gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1278IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 2mg
Keyword beets, avocado, citrus, eat the rainbow, flavorful salads, healthy sides, roasted beets
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