This Roasted Beet, Apple, and Goat Cheese Salad has quite a lot going for it. The beets are earthy and sweet, the Granny Smith apples are tart and crunchy, and the goat cheese is creamy and a little tangy. Throw some grilled chicken on top (totally optional!) and drizzle with balsamic vinegar (or a vinaigrette if you aren't as much of a fan of straight up vinegar as I am) and you have yourself one delicious, filling, salad.
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I've been making this salad for my lunches at work for the past couple of weeks. To be honest, it is even giving my usual favorite lunch salad (Strawberry Balsamic Salad) a run for its money!
This salad can totally be part of a meal prep situation, too. Just roast your beets and grill your chicken (if using) on Sunday; toss the beets, chicken, some greens, and cheese in a bowl the night before work; and slice your apples just before eating. Sprinkle with salt, drizzle with dressing, and eat!
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✨ Recipe
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Roasted Beet, Apple, and Goat Cheese Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups mixed greens
- ¼ cup pecans
- ½ cup roasted beets see notes
- ½ - 1 small Granny smith apple sliced thin
- .5 oz goat cheese crumbled
- grilled chicken optional
- 1 small pinch kosher salt
- balsamic vinegar or balsamic vinaigrette to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients (minus vinegar/vinaigrette) in a bowl.
- Drizzle with vinegar/vinaigrette to taste. Toss everything together and eat!
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Looking for more beet-y goodness? Check out this Strawberry Pecan Salad with Beets and Poppyseed Dressing, Beet Risotto with Goat Cheese!
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Monica | Nourish + Fete
I just love the crispness of apples in a salad - this sounds like a wonderful fall dish, especially with some grilled chicken and balsamic vinaigrette, for me!
Monica | Nourish + Fete
I just love the crispness of apples in a salad - this sounds like a wonderful fall dish, especially with some grilled chicken and balsamic vinaigrette, for me!
Monica | Nourish + Fete
I just love the crispness of apples in a salad - this sounds like a wonderful fall dish, especially with some grilled chicken and balsamic vinaigrette, for me!
laurenpacek
Thank you, Monica! It would be really wonderful in the Fall!