Crunchy Roasted Beets with Feta Cheese

Crazy Crunchy Roasted Beets with Feta Cheese and Balsamic dressing!!!

 

Ingredients

• 5-6 beets (purple or yellow), greens removed, washed, peeled, and chopped
• 2 celery's sticks thinly chopped
• 2 bunches of watercress sprouts or baby arugula or any nice green mix
• 1/2 cup of dried sweetened cranberries
• 1 large red onion cut into slices with a mandolin
• 10 Basil's leaves chopped
• 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 1/2 cup Walnuts toasted
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (I used my Nuovo fav)
• Good Balsamic Vinegar....
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, on a baking sheet place a piece of foil, drizzle some olive oil on it, spread the beets in the foil, drizzle the beet with more olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the beets in middle rack oven and roast the beets for about 45 minutes or until crunchy and soft. Remove from the oven and set aside until cool down.

Slice the red onions very thin (I used my mandolin). Toast the walnuts in a saute pan. How? Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add walnuts to the hot, dry pan and cook, watching constantly and stirring frequently, until walnuts starts to brown and they smell toasted, about 5 minutes. Slice the celery's sticks very thin. Once you have all the ingredients place them in a bowl, season with salt and pepper ,and add the balsamic and olive oil, and basil and toss. This salad is amazing!! Leftover tasted even better next day....

This is my new addition!!

Next time I will make it with farro!! :P

Fresh is my mantra, and cooking my meditation time!

Sarabelle Sylva