Ingredients
- Main Ingredients:
Instructions
Prepare the rice according to package instructions. Cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together the orange juice, vinegar, mustard, shallot, salt and pepper. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while continuing to whisk until the dressing is emulsified.
In a bowl, combine the greens, cooled rice and dressing; toss to coat.
To serve, lay out the sliced beets on a shallow platter. Top the beets with the dressed salad. Dot the salad with goat cheese.
Embrace the Potential of Beets in Your Cooking
Salads truly are an open book when it comes to ingredients, and salad recipes with beets sure make for an interesting chapter in that book. In this Winter Beet Salad, you’ll love how the humble beet subtly transforms not only the flavor profile of this meal, but also its texture. But how exactly does it achieve this? First of all, beets are naturally sweet, so there’s no need to rely on condiments if you want to add a little sweetness. Secondly, their soft, fleshy texture bestowns a dessert-like texture on to the dish, which, in combination with crunchy chopped shallots, sticky Jasmati® Brown Rice, and crisp winter greens, makes for a dynamic salad experience.
How to Prepare Beets
There are two main ways to prepare beets:
- Boiling: When boiling, make sure to wash the beets well to remove any dirt. Remove the stalks and boil them as they are, without chopping, for roughly 30 minutes, testing the softness of the flesh with a knife before removing them. This is the preferred method of cooking for beet salads, so if that’s what you’ve got in mind, be sure to leave plenty of time for cooling.
- Baking: Alternatively, if you’re looking to get a fragrant and peppery flavor from your beets, then roasting or baking beets is the way to go. Once again, you’ll need to wash them well and remove the stalks. This time, however, partially slice the raw beet and wrap it in tin foil, then bake for 45 minutes at 400°.
Risotto as You’ve Never Seen It Before
If you’re looking for another beet recipe that will blow away guests, then try your hand at this enticing Beet and Goat Cheese Risotto recipe. Once again, the sweet flavor of beet, juxtaposed with the soft smoky flavor of goat's cheese, adds a new and exciting dimension to a classic recipe such as risotto.
For a guide to all things risotto related, check out our post on How to Make the Perfect Risotto. There you’ll find a whole range of risotto recipes to please all tastes, replete with chef tips and more creative takes on this Italian classic.
