Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad with Raspberry Balsamic Dressing
I’ve been known to totally be that “old people food” lover. Tapioca pudding? Check. Prunes? Load me up. But beets and I had tumultuous relationship. That was one colored, hard, odd old bulb that I could not get behind… Magenta vegetables? Thanks but no thanks. It wasn’t until I tried to turn add beets to a chocolate cake that my whole opinion of them transformed. Chocolate was the only acceptable thing that could cover up that earthy taste – and I wasn’t going to try it with anything less. Worked like a charm. And then it got me hooked on beets. Official fan here.

When Ben and I and the friends were up in the mountains a couple of weeks ago, I was wanting to stuff my face with inordinate amounts of pasta and carbs, along with the beer and the brats – so I figured one salad wouldn’t kill me. And probably would stave off the impending heart attack a couple more days. Once I got my face wrapped around this I was a goner. G.o.n.e.r.
I’m not entirely sure which part sold me more – the arugula, the roasted beets, the goat cheese or the raspberry balsamic dressing.
In the end, it doesn’t matter – as long as it gets made and promptly devoured.
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Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 2 salads 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Roasted
- Cuisine: American
Description
Arugula, Roasted Beets and Goat Cheese are topped with an irresistible Raspberry Balsamic Dressing.
Ingredients
- 6 cups Arugula
- ¼ cups Sliced Red Onion
- ⅓ cup Goat Cheese, crumbled
- 2 beets, halved and sliced ¼-⅓” slices
- ¼ cup Raspberry Balsamic Sauce, such as STAR
- 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- Salt and Pepper
- Raspberries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a saucepan with a steamer basket, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Place sliced beets into the steamer basket. Steam until fork tender.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drain beets and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle beets with a couple of tablespoons of the olive oil, salt and pepper and minced garlic.
- Roast 15-20 minutes, turning half way through. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining olive oil, an raspberry balsamic sauce until evenly mixed. For additional raspberry flavor add in a few fresh raspberries, salt and pepper.
- Toss arugula with goat cheese, onions, roasted beets, additional raspberries if desired and topped with balsamic dressing.
Oh yes, this is my kind of salad.
I have been craving roasted beets!! YUM!
This is GORGEOUS, Megan! And I’ll join you as an “old people food” lover. Bring on the prune juice!
This is beautiful! So want this salad!
Cracked up when I read “old people food”…I am eating grape nuts right now. And I love bran muffins. Oh, and beets! I started with a chocolate beet cake of my own, but roasted beet salad has become one of my favorite things to order out. Thanks for bringing the recipe home!
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This is stunning, Megan. LOVE everything about it!
Oooooh! I still have some raspberry glaze left over!! I’m so doing this… I’m a HUGE roasted beet fan!
I used to think I hated beets, until I had a salad kind of like this at Sandy Coughlins house. OMG. I’m now obsessed!
I have a ridiculous obsession with beets, so this salad will SO be happening in my life as quickly as possible. YUM!
So many things I LOVE all in one salad – the roasted beets, arugula, goat cheese… it’s too good!
I love it! Beets are way underused! I am totally smitten with golden beets at the moment. This salad looks perfect!
BEETS for the win!!!
Gorgeous, nutritious and colorful salad! This looks great, Megan!
This is my favorite kind of salad. A rainbow of veggies and greens with goat cheese and a sweet dressing. YES!
Love the idea of this, especially the raspberry balsamic dressing!
We always make fun of my best friend because she loves old people food too! What a great salad!
This salad looks delicious! I am obsessed with arugula! Beets? I am learning to like them.
Oh my heavens! Beets AND balsamic AND arugula? Three of my favorite things in the entire world all wrapped up into one!
Hi, thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness, I love arugula so much 🙂 this looks marvelous!
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Looks delicious. Gwyneth Paltrow has a similar recipe in her newest cookbook and its amazing. I believe she adds sweet potato to hers.
Jackie