Best Carrot And Beet Salad With Ginger Vinaigrette Recipes

Beet and Carrot Salad image

Provided by Magdalena Wszelaki

Yield 4-6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Salad:
2 cups shredded peeled beets
2 cups shredded unpeeled carrots
1 cup chopped raw walnuts
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Dressing:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Freshly grated peel of 1 orange
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

To make the salad, combine all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. To make the dressing, place all the dressing ingredients in a jar. Seal the lid and shake until well combined. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until well coated. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Spinach and Roasted Beet Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette image

Yield Makes 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 medium beets, trimmed
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
8 cups fresh spinach leaves (about 8 ounces), trimmed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450°F. Wrap beets in foil. Roast until beets are tender when pierced with skewer, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool beets slightly. Peel beets; cut into wedges. Place in medium bowl.
Whisk vinegar, oil, soy sauce and ginger in small bowl to blend well. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper. Add red onion and half of vinaigrette to beets and toss to blend.
Place spinach in large bowl. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over; toss to coat. Arrange beet mixture atop spinach.

Carrot and Beet Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette image

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup minced shallot
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup rice vinegar (available at Asian markets and some supermarkets)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
Tabasco to taste
1/2 cup olive oil
4 cups finely shredded carrots
4 cups finely shredded peeled raw beets (about 3/4 pound)
spinach leaves, washed thoroughly, for garnish if desired

Steps:

In a blender purée shallot, ginger, and garlic with rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and Tabasco. With motor running add olive oil in a stream and blend until smooth.
In separate bowls toss carrots with half of the dressing and beets with remaining half. Divide carrot salad and beet salad among 6 plates and garnish with spinach leaves.