It’s been a while since we did some real cooking. Or some real food shopping. The visit to the farmer’s market this weekend was such a joy for us. After some shopping, we enjoyed a light breakfast in the park. It was a few miles drive from where we live, but we combined it with other errands we had to do in the area.
This salad was inspired by the beautiful bunch of baby beets that came home with us. We also had some really great goat cheese from the market. The combination was inevitable.
For the salad:
The beets were roasted .
We left a bit of the tops on and peeled the skin after roasting. Make sure you scrub the beets well, if baking them whole. Also added some fresh thyme, rosemary, and a splash of balsamic vinegar.
Quarter the beets, combine with goat cheese and greens. Drizzle some olive oil. Salt and pepper, of course.
Enjoy!
It was really good and it is a great way to enjoy the real taste of beets.
Posted by Suganya on September 25, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Few cloves of garlic and few shallots roasted along with beets, would also be awesome.
Posted by giniann on September 25, 2007 at 1:22 pm
I did leave some whole garlic cloves in.
Posted by Rajitha on September 25, 2007 at 3:22 pm
mmmm…yummers! i love beets with goat cheese..urs look great
Posted by giniann on September 25, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Thanks, Rajitha. This goat cheese was a winner. Black pepper crusted and was nice n’fresh.
Posted by Laavanya on September 25, 2007 at 5:08 pm
This looks lovely Gini. I’ve never tried roasting beets before…
Posted by Dee on September 25, 2007 at 5:29 pm
I hav taken a fancy to salads now and ofcourse I prefer goats cheese to anything else!!
Posted by TBC on September 25, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Beautiful pics and lovely colors! Sometimes the simplest preparations are the tastiest. The addition of balsamic vinegar is a nice touch.
Posted by giniann on September 25, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Get ready to be surprised, Laavanya. Roasting really deepens it flavor.
Dee, salads are lovely to add variety to yr meal routine. I like goat cheese, but mozzarella remains my favorite.
TBC, thanks. The vinegar happened to be on the countertop at that instant.
Posted by Cynthia on September 25, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Such wonderful flavours coming together.
Thanks Cynthia for stopping by.
Posted by bee on September 25, 2007 at 9:06 pm
beets and goat’s cheese are a classic combo. beets are really underutilised, i think.
You are right. We buy it only once in a blue moon, but that might be about to change. The leaves went into a cabbage- beet leaf thoran. It was sooo good.
Posted by Sig on September 26, 2007 at 1:02 am
I love this combo … never tried it at home though… that roasted beets pic is awesome!
I saw a Jamie Oliver show where he roasted the beets on a small grill and was peeling off the skins. Then he did an olive oil toss. It looked really delicious. Ever since this salad has been on my mind.
Posted by Happy cook on September 26, 2007 at 7:00 am
The salade looks great
Thanks, HC.
Posted by Roopa (Kitchenaromas) on September 26, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Gorgeous looking salad!
Thanks, Roopa. Great topic on Dining hall from you.
Posted by mandira on September 26, 2007 at 3:14 pm
delicious salad… I am just beginning to cook beet at home and this sounds like a great way
Mandira, I used to cook beets the Indian way before but this was really delicious. Hope you enjoy them
Posted by outofthegarden on September 26, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Hi Gini, such beautiful colors in that salad! I can imagine how tasty with the rich sweetness of beets and tangy goat cheese. Yum
Linda
Linda, you said it. It was really yum!
Posted by Nabeela on September 27, 2007 at 3:08 am
Mmmmmm, beets with goat cheese…most importantly – cheese
I have a smiliar salad in my entertaining cookbook by williams sonoma. I’ve been wanting to make it forever…but beets haven’t been making an appearance here
No beets in cali? You will love it and I am sure it will end up with 5 stars
Posted by kajal on September 28, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Healthy and delicious salad my dear………:-))
Thanks, Kajal!!
Posted by saju on September 29, 2007 at 1:49 pm
that looks so fresh and tasty. lovely salad
Posted by mansi on October 2, 2007 at 2:34 pm
wow!! first time here; your salad looks great!!! I can’t eat beet alone, so maybe this salad might just help me get over that notion!:D
Posted by seena on October 4, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Lovely pictures..Loved the salad.
Posted by divyaharesh on November 2, 2007 at 1:00 pm
love u’r beets- simple and sophisticated!
Posted by Pritya on November 4, 2007 at 12:45 pm
I enjoy eating anything with beets and this dish looks tasty and so healthy. I like the idea of baking / roasting beets and all that yummy seasoning. Picture perfect. An interesting and simple recipe, thanks.
Posted by The Drunken Blogger on November 5, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I’ve always wanted to get those beets. Where can I get them? They look good and I don’t like beets.