Raw Beet Salad With Toasted Sunflower Seeds And Goat Cheese Food

RAW BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Combine beets, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, parsley, garlic, mustard, sea salt, and black pepper in a bowl.

RAW BEET SALAD WITH TOASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix the shallots with the vinegars and let stand while you process the beets and toast the sunflower seeds.
• Peel the beets and grate them or process them in the food processor until they are of coarsely grated consistency.
• Toast the sunflower seeds (I stir them up quickly in a hot stainless steel pan and remove them from the pan as soon as they start to brown).
• Mix the rest of the dressing ingredients with the vinegar/shallot mixture and add half of this to the beets and chill until ready to assemble the salad.
• Mound the greens loosely in individual dishes, and divide the beet mixture amongst the plates.
• Dot with goat cheese, sprinkle with sunflower seeds and drizzle more of the dressing on the greens.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH WALNUTS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Combine the walnuts with the olive oil, salt and pepper, mixing well to coat the nuts.
• Spread on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, about 7-10 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Wrap the beets individually in foil and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees until tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Let cool for 20 minutes, then peel the beets by holding them under cold running water and rubbing off the skins.
• Cut into 1/2-inch wedges, and place in a large mixing bowl with the walnuts and onion.
• Combine all the dressing ingredients, taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Pour over the beets and toss well.
• Let sit at room temperature at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, arrange the spinach leaves in individual bowls or on a large platter.
• Arrange the beets on top and crumble the goat cheese over.

LOVELY TOASTED SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD TOPPER

Steps:

• In a frying pan (I used an iron one), toast sunflower and sesame seeds with the oil for five minutes on high heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat; using the after-heat of the pan, continue stirring a couple more minutes until desired "toastedness".
• Add all the dry seasonings to the seeds. Mix well.
• Cut the honey into the seasoned seeds until well combined.
• Enjoy over salad, thick soup, or baked into bread!

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Drizzle beets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap beets in aluminum foil and place in a large baking dish.
• Roast in the preheated oven until beets are easily pierced with a knife, 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on size.
• Remove beets from the oven and let cool slightly. Unwrap, reserving any juice that is in the aluminum foil. Peel beets under warm water, cut into cubes, and place in a bowl.
• Place egg, flour, and bread crumbs into 3 separate dishes. Season all 3 with salt and pepper.
• Toss each goat cheese medallion in egg to coat, move to flour and coat then toss in bread crumbs, coating both sides evenly. Transfer medallions to a plate and place in the refrigerator to firm up, about 5 minutes.
• Heat canola oil over medium heat in a frying pan until it sizzles. Place goat cheese medallions in hot oil and fry until golden, about 1 minute per side. Remove from oil and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Place a bed of mixed greens on a serving platter and top with beets and goat cheese medallions. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Drizzle with balsamic dressing and reserved beet juice.

ROASTED BEET AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wrap beets in aluminum foil, and roast until tender, about 1 hour.
• Let the beets cool a bit, and then peel the skins while they are still a bit warm.
• Using a mandoline, or very sharp knife, cut beets into paper thin slices.
• For the vinaigrette, place all the ingredients into a bowl or blender, and whisk or blend until well combined.
• Toss the beets with half of the vinaigrette.
• Toss the greens with the remaining vinaigrette.
• Arrange the greens on a serving plate or bowl, and top with the beet slices.
• Crumble the goat cheese over top the salad, and serve.

ROASTED BEET AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Roast beets: Wash beets and place in tin foil. Bake in 400 oven for 45 - 1 hour (depending on size). Test beets with a fork to see if cooked inside. Remove and let cool slightly. Peel and set aside. (can be done in advance).
• Vinaigrette: Combine shallots, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and grainy mustard. Salt and pepper to taste. (can be done in advance).
• In a bowl, add just enough dressing to coat lettuce leaves. Divide salad on plates, top with red onion and sprinkle with goat cheese.

BEET AND SUNFLOWER SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Wrap beets in aluminum foil and place in a baking dish.
• Roast beets in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from foil and cool completely. Peel cooled beets and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
• Cook and stir sunflower seeds in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and toasted, 2 to 5 minutes. Cool completely.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, onion, salt, black pepper, and sugar together in a bowl until dressing is thick and creamy.
• Stir beets, sunflower seeds, and sunflower sprouts together in a bowl; drizzle dressing over the top and toss to coat.

GOLDEN BEET AND SUNFLOWER SALAD

Steps:

• Put oven racks in lower third and middle of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Trim beet greens, leaving 1 inch of stems attached. Tightly wrap beets together in double layers of foil to make packages (2 or 3 per package) and roast in middle of oven until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Unwrap beets and cool slightly.
• While beets roast, toast sunflower seeds in a pie plate or a small baking pan in lower third of oven, shaking occasionally, until seeds are golden, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk together shallot, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a small bowl, then add oil in a stream, whisking.
• When beets are cool enough to handle, slip off and discard skins. Cut beets lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and gently toss with 3 tablespoons vinaigrette in a bowl.
• Toss sunflower sprouts and half of sunflower seeds with remaining vinaigrette in another bowl. Arrange beets on 6 salad plates and top with dressed sprouts. Sprinkle salads with remaining sunflower seeds.

TIDBIT RAW VEGETABLE SALAD WITH TOASTED SEEDS

Steps:

• Slice, dice, grate and mince all vegetables until they are all in tiny bite size pieces, and toss together in a large bowl.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pan.
• Season the pumpkin, sunflower and seasame seeds with the seasoned salt.
• pan fry the seeds in olive oil and cool on a paper towel.
• Toss the seeds with the salad.
• serve with your favorite dressing.