Thinly sliced beetroot arranged in a circular pattern with a dollop of goat cheese spread and sprinkled with a pistachio topping

New Year's Beetroot Salad

Name: New Year's Beetroot Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 medium-sized beetroot peeled and thinly sliced; 1/4 cup goat cheese; 1/4 cup pistachios shelled and roughly chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp lemon juice; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Vibrant beetroot salad with goat cheese and pistachio topping

Category Appetizer

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 15 minutes

Style American

Technique Steaming

Diet Friendly Gluten-Free

Daily recipe · January 01, 2023

A little about this dish

This recipe is perfect to start the year with a bang! The star of the dish is the dazzling beetroot beet, which is cooked to perfection and sliced thin to showcase its natural wonder. It also has a generous goat cheese spread and a delicious pistachio topping to add texture and flavor to the dish.

Ingredients (for 4)

Beetroot — 2 medium-sized — peeled and thinly sliced
Goat cheese — 1/4 cup
Pistachios — 1/4 cup — shelled and roughly chopped
Olive oil — 2 tbsp
Honey — 1 tbsp
Lemon juice — 1 tbsp
Salt — to taste
Black pepper — to taste

Preparation

Step 1 — 💨🌱🍴

Steam the sliced beetroot until tender, about 15 minutes.
Step 2 — 🥄🍯🍋

Whisk together the olive oil, honey, and lemon juice to make the dressing.
Step 3 — 🌈🔴🟣

Arrange the beetroot slices in a circle on a plate.
Step 4 — 🐐🧀👍

Place a dollop of goat cheese spread on top of the beetroot.
Step 5 — 🌰🔪🤲

Sprinkle the chopped pistachios over the goat cheese and beetroot.
Step 6 — 🥣🍴💦

Drizzle the dressing over the top.
Step 7 — 🧂🌶️👅

Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 8 — 🍽️😋👌

Enjoy!

A final fox tip

To make a vegan version of this recipe, swap the goat cheese with a vegan cheese or omit it altogether. This dish can also be modified by adding arugula or other greens to make it a heartier salad.