PAPA'S FAVORITE BEET SALAD

Papa's Favorite Beet Salad image

The deep, satisfying flavor of beets adds sweetness to a pretty salad of baby spinach, tomato, and avocado, drizzled with a light dressing. This salad has been a huge hit with everyone, even my 8-year-old grandson.

Provided by Dick Panzica

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Beet Salad Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 beets, washed and trimmed, or more to taste
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch garlic salt, or more to taste
2 tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and cut into bite-size pieces
1 (4 ounce) container crumbled feta cheese
1 (8 ounce) package baby spinach leaves

Steps:

Place beets into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender when pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Drain and cool until beets can be easily handled. Peel beets, cut into cubes, and place in a bowl; refrigerate until chilled, about 15 minutes.
Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and garlic salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Add beets, tomatoes, onion, avocado, and feta cheese; toss. Top salad with spinach and toss.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Cholesterol 25.1 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 591.8 mg, Sugar 8.9 g