4.9 from 45 votes
Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Candied Pecans
Beet and creamy goat cheese salad with crunchy, sweet pecans with a honey balsamic vinaigrette is like a symphony in your mouth. This salad will make you look like a culinary whiz!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 267 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 oz Chavrie goat cheese log
- 2 tbsp balsamic
- 8 cups mixed baby greens
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 small red beets (cooked and cut*)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 oz glazed pecans ()
Instructions
- Make vinaigrette by whisking olive oil, balsamic and honey until smooth.
- In a large bowl toss greens with vinaigrette and mix well.
- Evenly divide greens between four bowls. Top each bowl with one beet, 1 oz goat cheese and pecans. (* You can buy cooked beets or cook them yourself. I boiled the beets in water until soft, but they can be roasted in the oven as well, see notes above.)
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4th
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
19.5g
(30%)
Sodium
211mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4th | |
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 19.5g | 30% |
| Sodium | 211mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.