The amount of ingredients shown is just a guideline for two servings. The actual amounts depend on how much salad per serving you want.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 2 medium beets, cooked (roasted* or boiled**) until a fork easily goes in one(about an hour), peeled, diced into bite-sized pieces
- 2 handfuls (about 2. 5 ounces) fresh baby arugula
- 4 Tbsp goat cheese (about 1. 5 ounces)
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts
Dressing ingredients:
- 3Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dry powdered mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1/4teaspoon pepper
* To roast beets, scrub raw beets clean, coat with a little olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil, and roast in 400°F oven for 1 to 2 hours, until fork tender
** To boil beets, scrub raw beets clean, put in small pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 45 min to an hour, until fork tender
Method
1 Make the vinaigrette: Place dressing ingredients in a jar and shake to emulsify. Adjust ingredients to taste.
2 Assemble the salad according to how much you want. Compose each dish with a handful of arugula leaves, a few cooked chopped beets, some crumbled goat cheese, and some chopped toasted walnuts.
3 Drizzle the salad with vinaigrette. (You may have a little extra vinaigrette. )