Beet and Fennel Salad with Blue Cheese
Recipe by Relish Contributor
Ingredients
- Cooked or Raw Beets:
- 1large beet
- Water, optional
- pinch salt, optional
- Fennel Salad:
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, core removed, sliced very thinly
- 1 apple, unpeeled, cored and chopped
- 6cups arugula leaves
- 1cup crumbled mild blue cheese or gorgonzola cheese
- 1/2cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4cup extra-virgin olive or walnut oil
- 1/4cup apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Salt and fresh-ground black pepper, to taste
- To make beets: If using cooked beets, peel and quarter the beet. Bring a small saucepan of water to boil over high heat. Add a pinch salt and simmer beet 5 minutes until tender but still al dente. Drain, cool and chop.
- If using a raw beet, peel and shred with grater or using the shredding disc in a food processor.
- To make salad: In a large bowl, add beets, fennel, apples, arugula, blue cheese, walnuts, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve immediately.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 399
- Fat 33g
- Saturated Fat 9g
- Cholesterol 25mg
- Sodium 529mg
- Carbohydrate 16g
- Fiber 5g
- Sugars 6g
- Protein 13g
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