The beets are roasted in the oven to bring out their natural sweetness. The glaze is made with coffee, balsamic vinegar, sugar and thyme. This dish is perfect for a holiday dinner or as a side dish to your favorite meat.
Coffee Glazed Golden Beet Salad Recipe
Course: SaladsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: EasyServings
1
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
10
minutesCalorieskcal
260
Total time
25
minutesHow To Make Coffee Glazed Golden Beet Salad and Ingredients Coffee Glazed Golden Beet Salad in 14 step’s
Ingredients Coffee Glazed Golden Beet Salad
- For the coffee glaze:
1/2 cup brewed coffee
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon plus two teaspoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- For the salad:
Olive oil
6 medium golden beets with the greens attached
The previously made glaze
3 to 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
How To Make Coffee Glazed Golden Beet Salad
- For the coffee glaze:
- In a small sauce pan combine the coffee,
- tablespoon of the vinegar, the honey and the salt.
- Cook over medium heat until reduced by half.
- Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and whisk in the mustard, two teaspoons vinegar and the oil.
- Set aside.
- For the salad:
- Cut the greens off the beets, wash and dry them and then refrigerate while you cook the beet roots.
- Wash the beet roots but don’t peel them.
- Place the beet roots in a baking dish and drizzle with a little olive oil.
- Cover the dish and bake in a pre heated 375F oven for about one hour or until the beets are tender.
- Once cool enough to handle, peel the skin off the beets.
- Refrigerate the beets for a bit.
- Chop or tear the beet greens and place them on a serving platter.
- Slice the beet roots in rounds and scatter the slices over and around the greens.
- Scatter the feta cheese over the salad and drizzle with as much of the glaze as you like.
Notes
- If your beet greens are sparse, fill in with another dark leafy one such as kale.
