Beet and Blue Cheese Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing

Name: Beet and Blue Cheese Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 5 oz container of your favorite mixed greens (baby spinach, baby lettuces, or mesclun mix); 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half; 1 15-oz can sliced beets; 1 cup pecans; 5 oz blue cheese, crumbled; 1/4 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste); Pepper to taste

Beet and Blue Cheese Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 238 calories. For $2.

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Cook time

45 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

238 kcal

Calories

7 g

Protein

14 g

Fat

24 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 8 servings

Instructions

1
Drain the rinse the can of beets. Slice each beet circle in half to make semi-circles.
2
Toast the pecans over medium heat until they start to brown and are nice and fragrant.
3
If using a block of blue cheese, roughly chop 5 oz to crumble it.
4
Toss all the salad ingredients (mixed greens through blue cheese) together in a bowl.
5
Combine all the dressing ingredients (orange juice through salt and pepper) in a small bowl, and mix well.
6
Pour over salad right before serving.