This Golden Beet Salad with Toasted Spice Vinaigrette makes a gorgeous side salad, with aromatic spices like cumin, coriander, and fennel over sweet roasted beets, with blue cheese, and pistachios for crunch.
» Like this recipe and want more great salad recipes? You might want to try this Fennel & Carrot Salad or Pear & Gorgonzola Salad.
I think this salad is perfect for brunch or for a holiday dinner, like Easter or Thanksgiving. It’s a beautiful salad and really brightens up the table. The flavors are bold, but it complements a wide range of dishes, whether it’s a rich main dish like roasted lamb or other side dishes like this amazing caramelized carrot soup.
The other great news is that it’s super quick to make. You can roast the beets ahead of time and have them chopped and ready to go. Or you can really cut down time by using store-bought cooked beets. What a huge time saver that is!
It takes just a few minutes to toast the spices and the vinaigrette comes together in minutes. All that’s left is to assemble the salad and toss it with the dressing just before serving.
How to Make the Vinaigrette
This vinaigrette is to aromatic and flavorful. If you like the flavor and aromas of cumin, you’ll love this spiced dressing. It adds so much character to a typical vinaigrette. The seeds get nice and toasted so they’re easy to crunch and enjoy in the vinaigrette. It goes so well with this salad. Believe me, you’ll be surprised how delicious this is.
Here is the full recipe for the toasted spice vinaigrette. You’ll only need about half of the amount of dressing that this recipe makes.
How to Make Golden Beet Salad
The salad is very easy to make. You’ll need beets, spinach, blue cheese, dried cranberries and pistachios.
To cook the beets, boil them in a pot of water (it’s best if the water covers the beets). It takes about 30-50 minutes to cook them through, depending on the size of the beets.
By the way, you can use golden or red beets. It’s not required that you use golden beets. Though I do love the color of them! We also love this Beetroot and Pumpkin Salad.
Once the beets are cooked and cooled, you can slide the skin off easily. Then chop them into chunks.
Arrange the spinach and beets on the plate. Sprinkle with blue cheese, pistachios, and dried cranberries. Pour over the toasted spice vinaigrette. Add a sprinkle of salt and ground black pepper, to taste.
Main Dishes to Serve This With
Beef
Oven-Baked Tri Tip Steak
Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs
Chicken
Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
BBQ Baked Chicken Wings
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Golden Beet Salad with Toasted Spice Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 large beet cooked, peeled and cubed
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons pistachio nuts chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons toasted spice vinaigrette
- Sprinkle of salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the beets, submerged in a pot of boiling water, for 40-50 minutes, until fork tender. Remove and allow to cool before peeling and chopping.
- Arrange the spinach and beets on the plate. Sprinkle with blue cheese, pistachios, and dried cranberries. Pour over the toasted spice vinaigrette. Add a sprinkle of salt and ground black pepper, to taste.
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Laura is a home cook, with 25 years experience behind the stove, who spends an extraordinary amount of time in the kitchen cooking. She loves making new recipes and finding wonderful new things to eat, both at home or abroad. She spends a lot of time researching, crafting, and perfecting her recipes and currently has a cookbook in development.
What a delish recipe! I’m always looking for heartier salads and this one looks like it’ll really satisfy!
This salad is so beautiful! It’ll be perfect for our Easter dinner.
This sounds so good. I am not a fan of blue cheese can I sub something….. Feta maybe?
Oh wow! This looks amazing and so pretty! I can’t wait to make this! Perfect for Easter dinner! So excited to give this a try!
This salad is not only beautiful, but it’s got so many fantastic flavors in every bite. Love this!
Ooh that toasted spice vinaigrette is everything! So amazing.
I love, love, love golden beats!
So many great flavors at hand here. I love the use of blue cheese.
I love beets but have never had a golden beet, I am going to look for these at the store. This salad just looks amazing.
I am going to make this delicious Golden Beet Salad with Toasted Spice Vinaigrette recipe for my wife.