Description
A colorful and nutritious salad featuring roasted beets, fresh spinach, and sweet mandarin oranges, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2–3 medium fresh organic beets
- 1 can mandarin oranges, drained
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup pine nuts, toasted
- ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the beets: Roast or boil the beets until tender, about 45-60 minutes if roasting or 30-40 minutes if boiling. Allow them to cool, peel, and slice.
- Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, combine spinach, sliced beets, mandarin oranges, red onion, and pine nuts. Top with feta cheese.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together honey, mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Dress the salad: Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately: Enjoy fresh as a side dish at your gatherings.
Notes
For best flavor, use fresh ingredients and store the dressing separately until serving. Salad is best enjoyed fresh but can be stored for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 60
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cooking Required
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg