Best 11 Chicken Beet Blue Cheese Salad Recipes

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Chicken beet blue cheese salad is a delightful and healthy meal that combines a variety of textures and flavors. With its tender chicken, sweet beets, tangy blue cheese, and crisp greens, it's a dish that is both satisfying and visually appealing. Additionally, this salad is packed with essential nutrients, making it a great option for those looking for a nutritious meal. In this article, we will explore various recipes to create the perfect chicken beet blue cheese salad, ensuring it meets your taste preferences and dietary needs. We will provide step-by-step instructions, a list of necessary ingredients, and tips to enhance the flavor and presentation. So, grab your apron and let's embark on a culinary journey to create a delicious and nutritious chicken beet blue cheese salad.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

CHICKEN, BEET & BLUE CHEESE SALAD



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There are plain-Jane chicken salads, and then there's this chicken salad-with sliced beets, crumbled blue cheese and toasted pecans. Yum!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings, about 2-1/2 cups each

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups loosely packed torn romaine lettuce
4 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves
2-1/2 cups cut-up grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can (15 oz.) sliced beets, drained
1/4 cup red onion slices, separated into rings
1/4 cup ATHENOS Crumbled Blue Cheese
1/4 cup pecan halves, toasted
1/2 cup prepared GOOD SEASONS Italian Dressing Mix (prepared with less oil)

Steps:

  • Toss lettuce and spinach with chicken, beets and onions in large bowl.
  • Sprinkle with cheese and nuts.
  • Add dressing just before serving; mix lightly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 710 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 32 g

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND NUTS



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This side dish pairs well with pan-roasted fish or roasted beef or chicken.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Salad Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 medium beets (1 1/2 pounds total), trimmed and unpeeled
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup toasted walnut pieces

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Individually wrap 4 beets in foil. Place on a baking sheet and roast until tender when pierced with a paring knife, 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool. Rub beets with paper towels to remove skins and cut into small wedges.
  • Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, and mustard; season with salt and pepper and stir in parsley. Toss beets with dressing. Serve topped with blue cheese and walnut pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 g, Fat 20 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 7 g

BEET AND DANISH BLUE CHEESE SALAD



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It's hard to imagine an easier salad than one of chopped cooked beets, vinegar-steeped onion and crumbled Danish blue cheese. It must surely become one of your summer stalwarts.

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories     salads and dressings, side dish

Time 4h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 red onion, finely sliced into half-moons
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 pound (4 large or 8 small) beets, cooked and peeled
1 cup crumbled Danish blue cheese

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine onion and vinegar. Allow to steep 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
  • Cut beets into French-fry stick shapes, and arrange on a shallow serving dish. Pour onion-vinegar mixture on top, and mix gently. Dot with crumbled blue cheese, and serve.

BEET SALAD WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE



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A wonderful salad using my favorite veggie to grow, beets. They are the start of this delicious salad, which has a true summer feel to it.

Provided by Susan Elane Berry

Categories     Salad     Vegetable Salad Recipes     Beet Salad Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 medium beets
1 tablespoon butter
1 sweet onion, chopped
¼ cup micro greens
2 tablespoons candied pecans
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
⅔ cup olive oil
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey

Steps:

  • Place beets into a large saucepan and pour in enough water to cover beets by 1 inch; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until skins begin to loosen, about 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and lightly grease a baking dish.
  • Drain beets, remove skins, and cut into halves or quarters, depending on size. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
  • Roast in the preheated oven until beets are dark in color and almost fork tender, but not too soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool beets, dice into 1/2-inch cubes, and place in a bowl.
  • Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey in a lidded jar for the honey-mustard vinaigrette. Close jar and shake to combine. Pour vinaigrette over beets and chill in the refrigerator until flavors have melded, 1 to 2 hours.
  • Meanwhile, heat butter in a skillet over low heat. Add onions and cook until caramelized, 15 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat, cool, and chop.
  • Arrange 1/4 of the marinated beets in a solid circle on 4 salad dishes. Top with layers of onions and micro greens and sprinkle with blue cheese and pecans. Drizzle remaining beet vinaigrette around each salad, if desired. Serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24.6 g, Cholesterol 10.8 mg, Fat 42.1 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 377.6 mg, Sugar 17 g

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE



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Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 medium yellow beets (about 1 pound), stems trimmed off
3 medium red beets (about 1 pound), stems trimmed off
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups baby leaf spinach
1/4 pound whole piece blue cheese (frozen)
Toasted almonds
3 cups tangerine juice, or orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Pinch salt and pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place the beets in a baking pan, drizzle with the oil, and season with salt. Cover with foil. Bake for about 1 hour, or until tender when pierced with a knife.
  • In a 1-quart non-reactive saucepan, over medium-high heat, reduce the tangerine juice to about 3/4 cup. Add the lemon juice. Remove from the heat and strain with a fine sieve.
  • Return to the saucepan; add lemon juice, salt and pepper. Over medium heat, reduce until the mixture bubbles and has a syrup-like consistency. You should have about 1/4 cup. Remove from the heat and strain again. Let cool to room temperature. Add the olive oil. Set aside. (Can be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 1/2 weeks.)
  • When cool enough to handle, peel the beets, and thinly slice them into rounds. Arrange on a serving platter and drizzle with the dressing. In a large bowl, toss the spinach with the remaining dressing and place spinach on top of beets in the center of the platter.
  • Remove the wedge of blue cheese from the freezer. Using a microplane grater, grate the desired amount over the salad. Garnish with toasted almonds.

ENDIVE SALAD WITH BEETS AND BLUE CHEESE



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Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     salads and dressings

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 beets with their greens
4 endives
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 pound blue cheese
1/2 cup walnuts, freshly cracked
2 tablespoons flat Italian parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon juice to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the tops off the beets and set them aside. Bake the beets in their skins until tender (about one hour). Remove from the oven, cool and peel.
  • Meanwhile, slice the endive leaves longways and arrange them in a fan-like circle on a round platter. Chop the beet leaves and saute them in olive oil until wilted. Season with salt and pepper and mound them in the center when cooled. Chop the beets and place them in a circle around the greens.
  • Crumble the blue cheese and sprinkle it over the endive leaves. Sprinkle on the walnuts and the parsley.
  • Combine the ingredients for the salad dressing in a small bowl. Season to taste, remove the garlic, pour the dressing over the vegetables and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 274, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 311 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BEET/BLUE CHEESE SALAD



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I made this recipe up after having several salads like this in San Francisco. This is a real simple, healthy, colorful salad.

Provided by superflouis

Categories     Beginner Cook

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 (12 ounce) cans beets
1 (8 ounce) package blue cheese
oil
vinegar

Steps:

  • Open cans of beets and place them in a bowl.
  • Add oil, vinegar, salt, pepper to taste.
  • Add cumpled blue cheese on top.
  • Refridgerate for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.6, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 10.6, Cholesterol 42.5, Sodium 923, Carbohydrate 18.4, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 13.9, Protein 15

BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES



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I'm a big fan of blue cheese dressing, so I decided to go the "no mayo" route and replace it in this chicken salad. So tangy! Serve the chicken mixture on a bed of lettuce if you're in the mood for salad instead. -Giovanna Kranenberg, Cambridge, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

2/3 cup chunky blue cheese salad dressing
1 celery rib, diced
1/2 cup seeded and diced cucumber
1/3 cup diced carrot
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken, chilled
12 slices sourdough bread
Crumbled blue cheese, optional

Steps:

  • Mix first eight ingredients; stir in chicken. Spread over half of the bread slices. If desired, sprinkle with blue cheese. Top with remaining bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418 calories, Fat 19g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 747mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 22g protein.

BANGIN' BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN SALAD



Bangin' Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Salad image

Delicious buffalo wing and blue cheese flavor in one simple salad! Serve over lettuce or as a sandwich filling.

Provided by SunnyDaysNora

Categories     Salad

Time 15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cooked chicken breast halves, cubed
¾ cup chunky blue cheese dressing
8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
¼ cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon paprika

Steps:

  • Mix chicken, blue cheese dressing, bacon, mayonnaise, pecans, onion, celery, hot sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, salt, garlic, parsley, and paprika in a large bowl; refrigerate for flavors to blend, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.4 calories, Carbohydrate 5.1 g, Cholesterol 26.9 mg, Fat 29.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 840.3 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

WARM ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH SPINACH AND BLUE CHEESE



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Courtesy of the Oregonian, a great fall/winter salad to serve with rosemary chicken, fish, or a nice dijon fennel pork loin.

Provided by VNess

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 lbs beets, peeled, trimmed, halved, and cut in 1/2-inch wedges (about 5 or 6)
2 shallots, peeled and quartered
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, plus more to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
6 ounces Baby Spinach
3 ounces blue cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss the beets with the shallots, 2 tablespoons of the oil, the thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Transfer to an 11-by-13-inch pan and cook, tossing beets twice, until they are tender and browned in places (but not burnt), 25 to 35 minutes.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a large serving bowl and toss with the vinegar and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Arrange the spinach on four salad plates. Arrange the beets on the spinach and sprinkle with blue cheese and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.5, Fat 20.2, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 834, Carbohydrate 26.6, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 18.4, Protein 9.9

GRAPEFRUIT, BEET, AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD



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Categories     Salad     Appetizer     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Blue Cheese     Grapefruit     Beet     Watercress     Gourmet

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 bunch watercress, coarse stems discarded
1 grapefruit, peel and pith cut away with a serrated knife and sections cut free from membranes
1 ounce chilled fine-quality blue cheese, cut into small thin slices
2 peeled cooked beets, grated coarse (about 1 cup)
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
coarse salt to taste
coarsely ground pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Divide watercress between 2 salad plates and arrange grapefruit sections and cheese decoratively on top. In a small bowl toss together beets, 2 teaspoons oil, and vinegar and divide between salads. Drizzle salads with remaining oil and season with salt and pepper.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use ripe, in-season beets. Choose beets that are small to medium in size, as they will be more tender.
  • To roast the beets, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Toss the beets with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roast for 45-60 minutes, or until they are tender when pierced with a fork.
  • To make the blue cheese dressing, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, milk, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until smooth.
  • To assemble the salad, layer the roasted beets, chicken, blue cheese crumbles, walnuts, and arugula on a platter. Drizzle with the blue cheese dressing and serve immediately.
  • If you don't have time to roast the beets, you can also use canned beets. Just be sure to drain and rinse them before using.
  • To add a bit of sweetness to the salad, try adding a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
  • To make the salad more filling, add some cooked quinoa or rice.
  • For a vegetarian version of this salad, omit the chicken and add more roasted vegetables, such as sweet potatoes or Brussels sprouts.

Conclusion:

Chicken, beet, and blue cheese salad is a delicious and nutritious dish that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet beets, savory chicken, tangy blue cheese, and crunchy walnuts is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a new salad recipe to try, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!

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