Winter Salad of Beets and Blood Oranges

A close up of a plated salad of slices of blood oranges and beets, topped with goat cheese and chopped pistachios.

Ingredients:

  • 1 bunch small red beets, washed and trimmed
  • 1 bunch small golden beets, washed and trimmed
  • 2 satsuma mandarins, peeled and sliced into rounds
  • 2 blood oranges, supremed (reserve the juice)
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 1/3 cup pistachios, roughly chopped
  • Olive oil, to taste
  • Vinegar, to taste
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F. Wrap the red and golden beets in separate foil pouches and roast for approximately one hour or until tender.
  2. Once cooled, peel the beets and slice them into quarters.
  3. On a large serving platter, layer the beets, blood orange segments, sliced mandarins, pistachios, and crumbled goat cheese.
  4. Drizzle with olive oil, the reserved blood orange juice, and a splash of vinegar. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Serve immediately.
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