Roasted Beet and Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese and Fennel

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 315.6
  • Total Fat: 17.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 8.7 mg
  • Sodium: 180.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
  • Protein: 9.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Roasted Beet and Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese and Fennel calories by ingredient


Introduction

The greens in this are dandelion greens. Use 3 cups. The greens in this are dandelion greens. Use 3 cups.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    6 beet (2" dia) Beets, fresh
    5 tbsp Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil
    1 cup Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry
    1 dash Salt
    1 dash Pepper, black
    3 tbsp (C) Vinegar, Red Wine (Gr Value)
    1 serving Green Onion (fresh-1 stalk)
    1 tbsp Tarragon, ground
    1 bulb Fennel
    4 oz Goat Cheese, Soft

Tips

This is a fairly bitter salad. If you like it sweeter you can use differnt greens and add a little sugar to the dressing.


Directions

Rub beets with 2 tbs of oil and toss with salt and pepper. Roast at 400 F for 1 hour.

Combine vinigar and remaining oil with terrigon and whisk.

Cook Quinoa according to recipe.

Slice fennel thin and toss with greens. Toss with 1/2 of the dressing mix.

Top with cook Quinoa, then beets. Poor rest of dressing over and crumble goat cheese on top.

Serving Size: I serving

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATIXII.