This scrumptious salad with a colorful display of dark-red beets on a mountain of mixed greens and fresh herbs is perfect. A sprinkling of fatty-acid-rich walnuts, which are thought to boost sex hormones, and crumbled goat cheese add tasty accents to the easy recipe.
Beet Salad With Goat Cheese and Walnuts
This scrumptious salad with a colorful display of dark-red beets on a mountain of mixed greens and fresh herbs is perfect. A sprinkling of fatty-acid-rich walnuts, which are thought to boost sex hormones, and crumbled goat cheese add tasty accents to the easy recipe.
- 4 cup(s) lettuce, mixed greens
- 4 tablespoon vinaigrette, balsamic, fat-free, or fat-free balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
- 1 can(s) beets, (8 1/4 ounces) chilled (or roast fresh beets)
- 1 tablespoon basil, fresh, snipped, or flat-leaf parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper, black
- 2 tablespoon nuts, walnuts, coarsely chopped, toasted
- 1 ounce(s) cheese, goat cheese, crumbled
- Arrange salad greens on a small serving platter; drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the salad dressing. Set aside.
- Drain and cut up beets. In a medium bowl, combine cut-up beets, basil or parsley, and pepper. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons salad dressing; toss to coat.
- Spoon beet mixture onto center of salad greens. Sprinkle beets with walnuts and goat cheese.
