If you have rubber gloves, I would definitely recommend wearing them to peel your beets, unless you enjoy explaining your pink fingers to everyone you encounter for the next 24 hours. Also, if you have access to baby beet greens, by all means substitute them for the spinach in this salad.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lbs. beets
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1½ Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion, minced
- ½ tsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 3 Tbsp. pistachios, chopped
- 1 oz. Gorgonzola cheese
- 1 scallion, chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Wash the beets and sprinkle with the salt. Wrap each beet tightly in a foil. Place beets onto the center of the middle rack of the oven and roast until tender (60-90 minutes). Unwrap beets and allow cool enough to handle safely (15-20 minutes).
- While the beets are cooling, heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Sauté the minced onion until soft and starting to brown (5-6 minutes).
- Remove onions from heat and whisk in the mustard and vinegar.
- Using paper towels, wipe away the skins of the beets.
- Divide spinach, beets, onions, and vinegar mix evenly. Top each plate with pistachios, cheese, and scallions.
Nutrition Facts
6 servings per container
Serving Size 241 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 165 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 7g | 9% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.5g | 8% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g | ||
| Cholesterol 5mg | 2% | |
| Sodium 415mg | 18% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 22g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber 6.5g | 23% | |
| Total Sugars 15g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 1g | ||
| Protein 6g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 85.5mg | 6% | |
| Iron 2.3mg | 15% | |
| Potassium 795mg | 15% | |
| Vitamin A 99.1mcg | 10% | |
| Vitamin C 16.4mg | 20% | |
| Vitamin E 1.1mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin K 106.9mcg | 90% | |
| Thiamin 0.1mg | 10% | |
| Riboflavin 0.1mg | 10% | |
| Niacin 1.8mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.3mg | 15% | |
| Folate 250.6mcg | 63% | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Biotin 0.5mcg | 2% | |
| Chloride 53.7mg | 2% | |
| Pantothenate 0.3mg | 6% | |
| Phosphorus 109.6mg | 8% | |
| Iodine 0.7mcg | 0% | |
| Magnesium 66.2mg | 15% | |
| Zinc 0.9mg | 8% | |
| Selenium 1.9mcg | 4% | |
| Copper 0.2mg | 25% | |
| Manganese 0.9mg | 40% | |
| Chromium 0mcg | 0% | |
| Molybdenum 2.7mcg | 6% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Beets, Spinach, Onion, Balsamic Vinegar, Gorgonzola Cheese (pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Natamycin, Penicillium Roqueforti), Pistachios, Olive Oil, Scallion, Salt, Dijon Mustard (water, Mustard Seed, Mustard Flour, Vinegar, Salt, White Wine, Citric Acid, Tumeric, Spices).
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