Beet salad is a refreshing and colorful dish that is perfect for a summer meal. The sweetness of the beets pairs perfectly with the tangy dressing, creamy avocado, and crunchy fennel and red onion. This salad is also packed with nutrients, making it a healthy and delicious choice. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its vibrant colors and unique flavor combinations, beet salad with avocado, fennel, red onion, and mint is sure to impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
BEET AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH MINT
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 5m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Drain 1 small can of mandarin oranges, reserving 2 tablespoons juice from can. In a mixing bowl, combine the juice, olive oil and red wine vinegar. Add beets and oranges and toss to combine. Top with mint.
BEET SALAD WITH LEMON, CILANTRO AND MINT
Ann Yonkers is co-director of the FRESHFARM Markets, the organic farm markets in Washington, DC and Maryland.. She and her husband Charlie Yonkers own Pot Pie Farm, in Wittman, MD. This lovely salad is as pretty as it is delicious. You can use all red, all golden or variously colored beets. Time does not include the roasting of the beets.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Vegetable
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut the beets into quarters or sixths.
- Finely grate the lemon zest and squeeze 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Whisk together the lemon zest and juice, onion, herbs, coriander, 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste and the oil in a small bowl.
- Taste the dressing on a beet and correct the seasonings if needed.
- Toss the beets with enough dressing to coat lightly.
- Toss the greens with the remaining dressing and arrange them on salad plates.
- Add the beets and olives and serve.
MELON AND AVOCADO SALAD WITH FENNEL AND CHILE
This sweet-savory, crunchy-creamy dish nods to California summers, when a drive to the market can often end with avocados and melons buckled in the back seat. The recipe is simple, and instantly impressive: It involves little more than scooping out the fresh fruit and topping it with a spicy-sweet pinch of sugar and a drizzle of dressing. Rubbing toasted fennel seeds, red-pepper flakes and lemon zest into sugar and salt helps their floral kick travel far. The salad's balance depends on your melon and avocado, so rely on taste more than measurements here. Adjust the ingredients as needed, until the salad is rich, punchy and bright, bite after bite.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories brunch, dinner, easy, lunch, weeknight, salads and dressings, appetizer, side dish
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a small skillet over medium-low, toast the fennel seeds and red-pepper flakes, shaking the pan occasionally, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer them to a cutting board, then smash with a heavy pan until the fennel seeds break apart. (You can also do this using a mortar and pestle.)
- Transfer the mixture to a small bowl, then add the salt, sugar and 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest. Rub the mixture with your fingers until you smell the lemon.
- Using a soup spoon, scoop out small spoonfuls of the melon and place them directly on a serving platter. Halve the avocados and remove the pit. Using the soup spoon, scoop out small spoonfuls of avocado and place on top of the melon.
- Drizzle the fruit with 2 teaspoons lemon juice, then sprinkle with some of the fennel-chile mixture. (Start with half of it, then add more to taste.) Drizzle with the olive oil, then taste and adjust acid (with lemon juice), richness (with oil), and salt and sweetness (with fennel mixture) until it tastes fresh and bright. Serve right away.
MINTED ORANGE, FENNEL AND RED ONION SALAD
Categories Salad Fruit Onion Side Vegetarian Quick & Easy Orange Mint Fennel Summer Healthy Vegan Gourmet Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make Dressing:
- Heat a dry small heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot and toast coriander seeds, stirring, until fragrant and a little darker, about 2 minutes. With a mortar and pestle or in a spice grinder or cleaned electric coffee grinder, grind coriander to a coarse powder. In a bowl, whisk together coriander and remaining dressing ingredients.Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered
- With a Japanese rotary slicer or other thin-slicing device, slice onion crosswise into thin spirals or rings. In a bowl of ice and cold water, soak onion (separate rings if necessary) 15 minutes.
- Trim stalks from fennel and with slicing device, thinly slice fennel bulb crosswise.
- With a sharp knife, cut a slice from top and bottom of each orange to expose flesh and arrange cut side down on a cutting board. cutting from top to bottom, remove peel and pith. Cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Drain onion well and pat dry between paper towels.
- Arrange fennel, onion and orange decoratively on a platter and scatter with mint. Whisk dressing and drizzle over salad.
BEET AND RED-ONION SALAD
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, salads and dressings, appetizer, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the beets in a saucepan and cover with water. Add cloves, allspice, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes or until tender throughout. Let cool in the cooking liquid.
- Remove the beets and peel them. Slice the beets and place them in a mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper, sugar, vinegar, parsley and onion. Toss well to blend and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 102, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 543 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BEET AND FENNEL SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE
Delicious doesn't have to be hard with this simple salad from Gaby Dalkin of What's Gaby Cooking.
Provided by Reynolds Kitchens(R)
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Reynolds®
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Slice off the beet leaves close to the tip of the beet. Discard the beet greens. Scrub the beets thoroughly, and then loosely wrap each one in foil.
- Transfer the wrapped beets to baking sheet lined with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Roast for 50-60 minutes. Check the beets every 20 minutes or so. If they are starting to look dry or are scorching on the bottoms, dribble a tablespoon of water over the beets before rewrapping. Beets are done when a fork or skewer slides easily to the middle of the beet.
- Cool the beets until they can comfortably be handled. Hold one of the beets in a paper towel and use the edges to rub the skin away. The skin should peel away easily; if it doesn't, the beets likely need to cook for a little longer. Slice the peeled beets into wedges.
- Combine the beet wedges, mache, goat cheese, avocado, and shaved fennel on a large serving platter and drizzle with basil vinaigrette. Sprinkle the pepitas on top and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 6.9 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 144.8 mg, Sugar 4.3 g
BEET, FENNEL AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD
Roasted beets and sweet oranges are dressed with a sherry-shallot vinaigrette in this flavorful salad.
Provided by Dole
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Dole
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place beets in medium roasting pan, add water to cover bottom of pan; cover with foil. Roast 40 to 45 minutes or until beets are tender and can be pierced with a fork or knife.
- Cool slightly; remove skin from beets and cut into wedges.
- Trim off fennel leaves and stalk; cut into very thin slices.
- Combine salad, mandarin oranges, mint, beets and fennel in large bowl. Pour dressing over salad; toss to evenly coat.
- Sprinkle cheese over salad.
MINTED BEET SALAD
We have neighbors who share vegetables from their garden, and every year my husband and I look forward to their beets. My interest in Mediterranean food inspired this beet salad recipe-the vinegar and oil dressing with fresh mint will tone down the sweetness of the beets, and the kalamata olives add a salty touch. -Barbara Estabrook, Appleton, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Scrub beets; trim tops to 1 in. Place in a single layer in a large microwave-safe dish. Drizzle with water. Microwave, covered, on high until easily pierced with a fork, turning once, 14-15 minutes; let stand 5 minutes., When cool enough to handle, peel and cut beets into 3/4-in. pieces. In a bowl, whisk vinegar, oil, salt and pepper until blended. Add olives, beets and 1 tablespoon mint; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon mint.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 406mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
BEET SALAD WITH RED ONION, MINT AND PISTACHIOS
From Clean Start: Inspiring You to Eat Clean and Live well as found on the relish.com website. This made for a delicious main dish meal last night. If you don't have the beet greens, go ahead and substitute other greens: heirloom lettuce, arugula, watercress, m^ache, red loose leaf, etc.
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Preparing the beets: Cut off the greens and set aside.
- Place the beets in an ovenproof dish and add enough water to cover the bottom.
- Cover with foil and bake 1 hour or until they pierce easily with a knife.
- Remove beets from the oven and allow to cool.
- Peel and discard the skins (depending on how young the beets are I sometimes skip the peeling part). Cut them into wedges or slices. *Remember*: Keep the red beets separate from the golden beets to avoid the red beets bleeding.
- Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon of sherry vinegar on the red beets and the other one half teaspoon on the golden beets. Toss to coat and set aside.
- (Read *Note below before starting this step.) Assembling the salad: Wash well and coarsely chop the beet greens. Place in a colander.
- Slice the red onions into thin rounds and place on top of the greens.
- Boil 1 cup of water then pour over the beets and onions. Drain well and pat dry.
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in the mint and beets.
- Drizzle the vegetables with the remaining 1 teaspoon of sherry vinegar and the olive oil.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper; toss.
- Garnish with the pistachios.
- *Note: the photo that accompanied this recipe on the relish.com site shows the vegetables all arranged on a platter in their own little mounds and the ingredients were not tossed together. I chose to serve the salad with each ingredient placed in mounds for a more beautiful presentation. The nuts were of course scattered on top of the salad.
GRAPEFRUIT & FENNEL SALAD WITH MINT VINAIGRETTE
My dad has a red grapefruit tree and shares his crop with me. I toss the grapefruit with onion, fennel and mint for a fresh, fabulous salad. -Catherine Wilkinson, Dewey, Arizona
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from grapefruit. Cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Arrange fennel, grapefruit and onion on a serving platter., Place mint, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper in a small food processor; cover and process until mint is finely chopped. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Drizzle over salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 107mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
BEET SALAD WITH AVOCADO, FENNEL, RED ONION, AND MINT
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap each beet in foil, enclosing completely. Place on rack in oven and bake until beets are tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water to cool, then peel. Cut beets into 1-inch cubes. Whisk olive oil and lime juice in medium bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer 2 tablespoons dressing to small bowl; add avocado and toss to coat. Toss beets, fennel, onion, and mint in large bowl with enough remaining dressing to coat. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon avocado mixture atop beet salad and serve.
Tips:
- Choose fresh, firm beets and fennel for the best flavor and texture.
- To easily peel the beets, simply roast them in foil at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until tender, then slip off the skins.
- Use a mandoline or sharp knife to thinly slice the beets and fennel. This will help them marinate more evenly.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together until well combined. Pour over the sliced beets and fennel and toss to coat.
- Let the salad marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight for the flavors to meld.
- Garnish the salad with fresh mint and crumbled feta cheese before serving.
Conclusion:
Beet salad with avocado, fennel, red onion, and mint is a refreshing, colorful, and nutritious dish that is perfect for any occasion. The sweetness of the beets pairs perfectly with the tangy dressing and crunchy vegetables, while the avocado and mint add a creamy, refreshing touch. This salad is a great way to get your daily dose of vitamins and minerals, and it is sure to impress your guests. So next time you are looking for a healthy and delicious salad recipe, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!
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