Recently, my mother had mentioned that a friend of hers recommended eating beets to help lower her blood pressure. I did a little research online and found that in addition to help keeping blood pressure in check, there are many other health benefits of beets and they are a powerhouse when it comes to nutrients. Additionally, they may help improve athletic performance. I enjoyed this salad last evening and had a great run this morning…now I know why! 🙂
Recently a friend told me that she wasn’t too fond of beets. I hope that she might try out this recipe for Beautiful Roasted Beets and Spinach Salad and maybe change her mind. 🙂
My new resolution for this year is to eat more beets!!
Beautiful Roasted Beets and Spinach Salad
Enjoy this beautiful, delicious, and healthy salad! Use prepared beets for easier preparation, or roast your own beets using the instructions below.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 beets medium sized, without tops
- 5 oz spinach leaves
- balsamic vinegar
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese grated or shredded (if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Rinse and pat dry each beet. Wrap each beet individually in foil. Place the wrapped beets on a cookie sheet or oven proof container, and roast for approximately 1 hr.
- Remove from oven, and carefully check to ensure the beet is cooked through by piercing with a fork. If the fork is able to penetrate all the way through, the beet is ready. Open the foil, and allow the beets to completely cool. Once cool, you can peel the skin off very easily. You may want to use disposable gloves to keep your hands from staining. Slice each beet into thin slices.
- Arrange spinach on a salad plate and add enough sliced beets to your liking. Add salt and pepper to taste, and finish with a splash or two of balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle some shredded parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
You may have more beets than needed for your salad, so you can enjoy them over the course of a few days as a healthy snack!
April Lewis
January 21, 2019 at 3:41 pmI absolutely loved this beet salad recipe!!! I haven’t been a fan of beets but after trying this recipe I will be buying beets and putting them on top of my salad!! It was perfect with the balsamic vinegar and Parmesan cheese but I added a splash of olive oil to my salad and gotta day I wanted to eat more!! Thank you Grace for this recipe and I can’t wait to see how it improves my running performance 🤣
Grace
January 21, 2019 at 3:47 pmThank you April for your comments! I’m so glad you liked the beets and I appreciate your recommendation of adding olive oil to the salad! You’ll run faster and longer if you keep eating beets 🙂
June Barrera
January 21, 2019 at 11:15 pmWow I’ve had beets before but not like this! I am all about healthy and when it comes to trying healthy recipes I’m all in! I did not expect it to be this good but wow this tasted amazing , I’m in beat heaven! I did add a little cilantro and croutons in my salad just because I love cilantro in my salads !
June Barrera
January 21, 2019 at 11:34 pmI have had beets before but Wow this beet recipe was amazing ! I’ve never made them before so it was fun to see how they were cooked , never thought roasting them in the oven would make them so good! I am all about healthy so this made it a plus! I did add a little cilantro and croutons just because I’m s cilantro lover and just love cilantro in salads!
Grace
January 23, 2019 at 2:33 amJune I’m so glad you liked the roast beet recipe! I love the idea of adding cilantro and croutons..I think I will do the same next time I make this! Here’s to more beets!! 🙂