Roasted Beet, Goat Cheese and Fennel Salad

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Serve this lemony goat cheese salad as a side dish or as a meal with crunchy walnuts and tender butterhead lettuce. Each tangy-fresh salad offers fewer than 200 calories. Wrapping aluminum foil around each beet for roasting creates a small steam chamber to cook each vegetable. In addition to locking in nutrients and flavor, the aluminum foil-wrapped beets cook without getting dry.

3
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings

Ingredients

Lemon Vinaigrette:

  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot

  • 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon-style mustard

  • ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

  • ½ teaspoon honey

  • cup olive oil

  • Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil

  • 2 large (8 ounce) beets

  • ½ teaspoon salt, divided

  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, divided

  • 2 medium fennel bulbs, cored and very thinly sliced

  • 8 cups torn butterhead (Boston or bibb) lettuce

  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts, toasted

  • 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese (chevre)

  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

  • Aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare Lemon Vinaigrette; cover and set aside.

  2. Lemon Vinaigrette: In a medium bowl whisk together lemon juice, shallot, mustard, lemon zest, and honey. In a steady stream, slowly whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil. Makes 2/3 cup.

  3. Scrub beets. Wrap each beet in Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake 1-1/2 hours or until a knife can be easily inserted into beets. Cool 20 minutes or until able to handle. Remove and discard foil. Trim off stem and root ends of roasted beets. Peel and cut into 1-inch pieces.

  4. In a medium bowl combine beets, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.

  5. In another medium bowl combine fennel, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.

  6. Line 8 salad plates with lettuce. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Layer with beets, walnuts, fennel, goat cheese, and chives.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

213 Calories
16g Fat
14g Carbs
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 213
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 21%
Saturated Fat 4g 22%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 324mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 5g 16%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin C 16mg 17%
Calcium 106mg 8%
Iron 2mg 12%
Potassium 629mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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