Beet Salad With Feta and Walnuts {Easy Recipe}
This Beet Salad with Feta Cheese is an incredibly nourishing and refreshing salad that is packed with savory and tangy flavors. Topped with crumbled feta, black pepper and basil leaves, glazed with vinegar, this beet salad recipe gathers in just 15 min.
Equipment
- 1 Pan for boiling beets
- 1 Large Bowl mixing salad
- 1 Chopping board
- 1 Colander
Ingredients
- 1 medium beet chopped and boiled
- ¼ cup feta cheese 50 gm
- 1 large red onion sliced
- 1 small green chili optional
- 1 teaspoon vinegar can use lemon juice
- 1 tsp black pepper
- few twigs basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 4-5 piece walnut
- pink salt as per taste
Instructions
- Wash all the veggies. Chop the beets as you like the. Boil them in a pan on stove top for about 5-10 min. Keep the flame medium or slow. I have boiled beets till they could be poked with fork easily. You don't wish to have very tender beets as well. Place them in colander for draining excess water.While they are boiling, you may chop onions.
- In a large bowl, add chopped boiled beets, red onion, walnuts. Drizzle the vinegar. Add salt, oregano and black pepper. Top with crumbled feta and Basil leaves.Toss it generously and let it sit for 3-4 min covered with a lid.
- Serve the fresh and beautiful beet salad with feta cheese and enjoy!
Notes
- use fresh beets.
- While you may use the raw beets, roasting or steaming beets brings out their natural sweetness and intensifies their flavors. The raw beets have earthy and bitter flavor which may be disliked by kids. If you roast beets, that may take more time than boiling in stove top. Roasted beets may have crispy edges. I have boiled them for 5-10 min. Avoid overcooking them to retain some firmness.
- Use good quality feta cheese that is creamy and flavorful. Try to get a block of feta cheese and crumble it yourself for the best texture.
- Allow the salad to sit for a while before serving to absorb all the flavors.
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Nutrition Facts Serving size: 1 bowl Servings: 2 Amount per serving Calories 128 % Daily Value* Total Fat 6.7g 9% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 23mg 8% Sodium 907mg 39% Total Carbohydrate 12.5g 5% Dietary Fiber 2.9g 10% Total Sugars 7.4g Protein 5.5g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 165mg 13% Iron 1mg 8% Potassium 278mg 6% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.