Roasted Beet Salad with Asian Flair
Roasted Beets in a fresh salad with pickled ginger, peanuts, and more.
Ingredients
Salad:
- 6 cups lettuce greens, your favorite variety/blend, washed
- 1/2 recipe of Simple Roasted Beets, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 carrot peeled and shredded
- 2 - 3 tablespoons pickled ginger, see Notes
- 1 green onion, white and green parts, sliced
- 1/4 cup peanuts, lightly crushed, see Notes
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Vinaigrette:
- 1/3 cup olive oil, or avocado oil
- 2 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, see my favorite brand
- 1 garlic clove, pushed through garlic press or on a zester
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar, see Notes
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- Healthy pinch of freshly-cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette. Combine all the vinaigrette ingredients together with a whisk in a 1 or 2-cup measuring cup. Allow it to sit and the flavors to meld while you assemble the salad.
- Place the greens in a large serving bowl or in individual bowls.
- Top with the beets, carrots, pickled ginger, green onions, peanuts, and sesame seeds.
- Whisk the vinaigrette again and pour over the salad.
- Serve alongside a meal or as a vegetarian main dish.
Notes
Seasoned rice vinegar is sweetened. If you use regular/unsweetened rice vinegar, you may want to add more honey. Also, use more or less vinegar for tanginess.
If you do not add the pickled ginger to the salad, you can add about ½ to 1 teaspoon of fresh, grated/zested ginger root to the dressing.
You do not have to crush the peanuts, but it does aid in the aesthetics and textures. Use more peanuts if you’d like. My husband noted pistachios would be a good substitute for peanuts.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Beet Salad with Asian Flair
Amount per Serving
Calories
263.13
% Daily Value*
Fat
43.95
g
68
%
Saturated Fat
8.51
g
53
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
4.99
g
Monounsaturated Fat
17
g
Sodium
738.5
mg
32
%
Potassium
240.37
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
52.27
g
17
%
Fiber
4.85
g
20
%
Sugar
14.71
g
16
%
Protein
10.83
g
22
%
Vitamin C
6.83
mg
8
%
Calcium
44.21
mg
4
%
Iron
1.27
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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