Beet and Quinoa Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese – Glam Radar

by Stacey · January 17, 2016


This salad is one of my favourites. I love beets and when roasted they become sweet and are the perfect match for the peppery arugula and creamy goat cheese.

I found a bag of baby beets at the farmers market so I brought them home, drizzled them in olive oil and roasted them until tender. When they cooled, I peeled them and made this salad. If you are not doing grains you can leave the quinoa out and it will be just as good. I used arugula in this salad but you could also use beet greens if you find beets with the tops attached. In this case sauté the beet greens first.

The walnut oil makes this salad extra tasty and I encourage you to seek it out if you don’t have it. You will not regret it .

Beet and Quinoa Salad with walnut and goat cheese

  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 1/2 cups beets, roasted, peeled and diced
  • 4 cups arugula
  • crumbled goat cheese
  • toasted walnuts
  1. Toss the quinoa with the beets in a small bowl. Drizzle a little of the dressing onto this mixture, toss.
  2. In a large bowl add the arugula and toss with the remainder of the dressing. Lay the arugula on a plate and top with the beets and quinoa. Top with toasted walnuts and goat cheese.

Walnut Dressing:

  • 1 shallots, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup walnut oil
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • sea salt and pepper
  1. In a small bowl add the shallot, red wine vinegar, dijon, salt, pepper and maple syrup. Stir to combine and slowly whisk in the oils.

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