Roasted Beet and Orange Salad Recipe
This roasted beet and orange salad is a refreshing and flavorful dish that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or as a side dish. It features roasted beets, tangy oranges, creamy feta cheese, pickled red onions, and fresh mint. The combination of sweet, savory, and tangy flavors makes this salad a perfect choice for any occasion. To make the salad, start by roasting the beets in the oven. While the beets are roasting, prepare the pickled red onions by slicing an onion and marinating it in salt, sugar, white vinegar, and boiling hot water overnight. Once the beets are done cooking and have cooled, peel and trim them, then chill in the fridge. Slice the oranges and feta cheese, and prepare the mint. To assemble the salad, arrange the sliced beets, oranges, and pickled red onions on a plate. Drizzle with oil, add crumbled feta cheese, and garnish with fresh mint leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This roasted beet and orange salad is not only delicious but also visually appealing, thanks to the vibrant colors of the ingredients. It's a great salad to enjoy during the wintertime when citrus fruits and beets are in season. You can easily prepare this salad the night before a dinner party and assemble it on the day of, making it a convenient and impressive dish to serve to your guests.
Ingredients:
- Roasted beets
- Oranges
- Pickled red onions
- Feta cheese
- Mint leaves
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
Cooking steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Wrap the whole beets in foil and roast them in the oven for about an hour.
- Prepare pickled red onions by slicing an onion and marinating it in salt, sugar, white vinegar, and boiling hot water overnight.
- Peel and trim the roasted beets, then chill them in the fridge.
- Slice the oranges and feta cheese.
- Arrange the sliced beets, oranges, and pickled red onions on a plate.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Crumble feta cheese over the salad.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and enjoy!
