April 15, 2013

Beet and Orange Salad

A beautiful pink beet salad with a creamy mustard dressing and little bites of oranges. A great combination!

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Total:  15 min

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups beet cubes, pre-cooked or roasted 
raw medium beet, peeled and grated
2 oranges, segmented
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
2 tbsp. red or white wine vinegar
2 tbsp. fresh basil, finely chopped
2 tbsp. good quality mustard
2 tbsp. honey
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
  1. In a small bowl stir together yogurt, vinegar, basil, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust if necessary.
  2. Place oranges, cooked beets and raw beets in a bowl and toss with dressing.
  3. Alternatively, toss beets with dressing, saving orange pieces to garnish on top.
  4. Serve at room temperature or lightly chilled.

Recipe from blog.danone.ca

3 comments:

  1. i've always been curious about beets - and this looks like the recipe that will get me to actually try cooking with them.

    which mustard brand would you recommend?

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  2. Hi, thanks for your comment! I can see how beets can be a little bit intimidating because of their colour and earthy taste. This salad is a great place to start experimenting! I used Maille Dijon Original mustard, one of my favourites.

    Another recipe that you might like to try is the Beet, Walnut and Spinach Salad - http://www.littletoast.ca/2012/08/beet-walnut-and-baby-spinach-salad.html.

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  3. thanks, tamar! i'm going to make this tonight. ;)

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