Have some fun and make this festive salad with roasted beets, arugula, candied walnuts, goat cheese, and pomegranate seeds! Mixed with delicious citrus vinaigrette, it will be a great starter for a Summer dinner party!
If you are looking for a simple but delicious salad, you should try this amazing Roasted Beet Salad recipe! It has a perfect combination of crunchiness from the walnuts, creaminess from goat cheese, freshness from arugula, sweetness from beets, and tartness from pomegranate seeds. You can dress it with delicious Citrus Vinaigrette or Lemon Salad Dressing.
How to roast beets in the oven
I prefer to roast the beets a night before or in the morning of prepping this dish. The reason I do it is it takes one hour to roast the beets, and then you want to completely cool them off (for another hour).
Not to worry about this extra time, I just roast the beets a day before and then refrigerate them overnight.
To roast the beets in the oven, you need to cut off the stems. Then wash and pat dry. Wrap each beet in foil and bake at 400˚F for an hour. To make sure they are baked through, just pierce them with a fork.
How to make candied walnuts
Put walnuts, sugar, and butter in a non-stick pan.
Heat over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the sugar and butter are completely melted and coated the walnuts. Make sure you are constantly stirring, so the sugar doesn’t burn.
When the done, transfer the candied walnuts to a baking sheet with parchment paper and separate the nuts.
Let the nuts to cool off for at least 30 minutes.
If you don’t use all the nuts for the salad, you can keep the rest of them in an air-tight container.
How to make Beet Salad
Peel and cut 4 medium beets into 2×2 inches pieces.
Rinse and dry arugula.
Place all the ingredients on a plate, arugula, diced beets, candied walnuts, pomegranate seeds, and goat cheese. Pour over the Citrus Vinaigrette or Lemon Vinaigrette.
NOTE: If you want to mix all the ingredients with the dressing before serving, top it with goat cheese after you mix it up. Otherwise, the cheese with get pinkish color (from the beets) and will make the salad creamy. By sprinkling it at the very end for a better presentation.
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Roasted Beet Salad
Ingredients
Ingredients for Candied Walnuts:
- 1 cup walnuts
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
How to roast beets in the oven
- To roast the beets in the oven, you need to cut off the stems. Then wash and pat dry. Wrap each beet in foil and bake at 400˚F for an hour. To make sure they are baked through, just pierce them with a fork.
- When the beets are baked, let them cool off of a counter for at least an hour.
How to make candied walnuts
- While the beets are roasting, put 1 cup walnuts, ¼ cup sugar, and 1 tbsp butter in a non-stick pan.
- Heat over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the sugar and butter are completely melted and coated the walnuts. Make sure you are constantly stirring, so the sugar doesn’t burn.
- When the done, transfer the candied walnuts to a baking sheet with parchment paper and separate the nuts.
- Let the nuts to cool off for at least 30 minutes.
- If you don’t use all the nuts for the salad, you can keep the rest of them in an air-tight container.
How to make Roasted Beet Salad
- Peel and cut 4 medium beets into 2x2 inches pieces.
- Rinse and dry arugula.
- Place all the ingredients on a plate, 5 cups arugula, diced beets, 1 cup candied walnuts, ¼ cup pomegranate seeds, and ⅓ cup goat cheese. Pour over the Citrus Vinaigrette or Lemon Vinaigrette..
That’s a gorgeous salad plate and I can never have enough of beet salad. So colorful and so much flavors in it. Absolutely love it.
Beet salads are my favourite this time of year, and adding candied walnuts is just the way I like it! The goat cheese is a must too!
What a beautiful salad! So colorful and festive! This would be a great side dish for the holidays or as part of a weekly meal prep! Thank you for sharing!
What a pretty salad – so festive. I wanted something for Thanksgiving that’s colorful and has lots of flavorful ingredients. Hello goat cheese! And the candied walnuts — so yummy. This is going to be on our table!!
This is a great flavor combo for fall! The colors would make any table very festive.
The colors of your salad remind me why salads are SO important for any celebration. I get a warm feeling just by looking at your images. I can only imagine how great it will be to have this salad in front of me soon!
Roasted beets are one of my favorites. I can tell I will love this salad, I love the flavors you have in here.
This salad would be a perfect addition to my Thanksgiving dinner this year! I love pairing beets with goat cheese, and I bet it would be a huge hit with my family! I Can’t wait to try it out. Thank you for sharing!
This salad is fantastic! I made it several times and it gets better every time! All my favorite ingredients in one place. Thanks for sharing!
I love salads very much! And this roasted beet salad recipe looks really delicious. I will surely add this on my menu for our Holiday dinner. Thanks for sharing!
I love anything with beets, especially when it is paired with goat cheese. I’m going to add this roasted beet salad to our Thanksgiving menu.