Beet and Spinach Salad
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 medium beet peeled and grated
- 2 pears cored and sliced
- 5 oz. fresh baby spinach
- 4 oz. crumbled goat cheese or to taste
- 2 tbsp. chopped red onion or to taste
Dressing:
- 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp. honey
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Make the dressing by combining the dressing ingredients in a drinking glass, small bowl, or jar. Stir/shake well. Give it a taste and adjust ingredients as needed (e.g. add more honey or vinegar).
- Peel the beets and cut off the ends. Using a regular box grater, grate them. Prep other salad ingredients and add them to a large bowl. The beets will turn everything pink, so if you don't want that, toss the salad THEN add the cheese and pears on top like I did.
- I like to season the salad itself as well as the dressing with salt & pepper, so add some salt & pepper and then toss with the dressing (shake/stir well first). Serve immediately.