Roasted Golden Beet Salad

It’s a classic with a twist. This roasted golden beet salad has all of the flavors: earthy, sweet, tangy, creamy, bright, peppery, grassy.

roasted golden beet salad

Wait, wait, wait, stop. Don’t turn away. This isn’t your great grandma’s canned beets at Thanksgiving. This is updated and fresh and luscious and perfect. 

And these golden beets. I mean, how pretty are they?

Roasted Golden Beet Salad

These beets, when roasted, take on a mellow, sweet, earthy flavor and have a beautifully smooth texture. Because of all of that, it goes magically well with bright flavors like parsley and, mmmmm, balsamic vinegar. And then to wrap it all up in a perfect little package of mouth-happiness, my secret ingredient is coconut milk. Sounds totally weird, right? But it’s SO NOT WEIRD! See, I came across this combination totally by accident. My friend had introduced me to the roasted beet/balsamic combo with chèvre a while back, and I pretty much ate the whole platter by myself. (#noshame) And just the other day while I was grocery shopping, I saw the beets and … that salad. It was a need. So I got home and promptly scrubbed and roasted my beets and prepped everything else, and realized I forgot to buy the cheeeeeeeeeeeeeese. The salad was in desperate need of creamy. And out of the corner of my eye I saw my can of coconut milk and wondered. But that tangy, crumbly, bold bite of goat cheese couldn’t possibly be replaced by creamy, subtly sweet coconut milk, could it? Oh but honey, it can. The grassy brightness of the parsley and the ultra tangy balsamic dressing with little pops of whole grain mustard balance it so well, and heaven. Just heaven. 

Roasted Golden Beet Salad

Make sure you use a light hand with the coconut milk. We’re going for subtle. You want to think, “ooooh, what is that glorious hint of exotic?” not, “dang. coconutty.” Whatever you do, though, try it. You won’t regret it.

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    Laura
    May 2, 2016

    A woman after my own heart! This salad looks heavenly! I know what I need to pick up at the market tomorrow!

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      Lillian
      May 17, 2016

      So excited for you to try it! Enjoy!

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