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heart beets salad with fried goat cheese
I had a few minutes before the end of the night to add in one last Valentine’s post.
This is what I had for lunch. I roasted the beets a couple of days ago, actually, and was going to put this up on Friday for a “power food friday” post. But, you know me. I got busy. I wasn’t kidding when I said my kitchen was a mess.
Anyway, these cute little beet hearts have been waiting ever so patiently in my fridge, and I wanted to add something special to them. I remembered how well goat cheese goes with beets, so I thought I’d try a little idea I saw on the Food Network, which was goat cheese balls, coated in panko, and fried.
It was a great combination. The beets were sweet and earthy, and the goat cheese was warm and tangy. Perfect.
Of course, by the time you get around to making this, Valentine’s Day will be a distant memory, but you can always just slice the beets into chunks. But I still like them shaped like hearts. That’s just me.
heart beets salad with fried goat cheese
2 medium beets, scrubbed clean
olive oil
salt and pepper
salad greens
balsamic vinaigrette (recipe follows)
fried goat cheese (recipe follows)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Top with a piece of parchment paper. Place beets on parchment paper, drizzle with about a tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap paper and aluminum foil around the beets and bake for 60-90 minutes, or until beets are tender to the point of a knife. Let cool completely.
2. Toss salad greens with balsamic vinaigrette. Slice beets about 1/4 inch thick. Use a small cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes. Arrange on plates with salad greens. Top with warm fried goat cheese.
balsamic vinaigrette
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
pinch kosher salt
pinch pepper
1 tablespoon honey
Whisk ingredients together until smooth.
fried goat cheese
1 eight ounce package goat cheese (chevre)
zest 1 lemon
3 tablespoons shredded parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
pinch of salt and pepper
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
4 cups oil for frying
1. Mix cheese with lemon zest, parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper until well blended. Roll cheese mixture into balls the size of cat’s eye marbles. Freeze for about 20 minutes. Roll in egg, and coat with panko.
2. Heat oil in a medium, heavy bottomed saucepan, to about 360 degrees. Be careful not to cook these too quickly, or the bread coating will boil off, and be careful not to cook them too slowly, or the cheese will ooze out. Cook the cheese balls until golden brown. Serve warm with the salad.
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This is one beautiful last-minute Valentine’s dish. However, I am not waiting until next year to make it. This is a must-try…this week.
You got me with the cutesy heart beets (who knew they could look cute), but dang those fried goat cheese balls won me over…totally jealous!
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I love this, nothing too sweet, nor sticky, nor sugary…
Fried goat cheese is what I dream about. Yum!
Hi Jamie-I love your heart shaped beets. Fried goat cheese…delicious! What a lovely salad. So happy you stopped by today to say “hi”:)
I love this! And the beets as hearts? Adorable!!
I love beetroot and goats cheese, why do I never think of dishes like this LOL.
Thanks for sharing.
Yum! Love the hearts!
Oh wow, you have me melting more than that cheese! I have to try this, it looks fabulous!
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Jaime, what a beautiful brilliant idea! Love it.
This is a lovely salad. Myself and my friend always has to get one similar everytime it is on the menu. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
These heart shaped beets are adorable! And I love the idea of pairing them with goatcheese, which is new to me. So tempting!
I just came across this recipe (and your blog) google searching for a recipe for fried goat cheese. I happen to have some beets at home right now, too, and this looks like just the thing. I’m so pleased to have found it and to have found your blog!
Tried this the other day! It was fantastic!!! thanks for sharing!
FJLA. I was looking at this same recipe only 2 minutes before you posted your comment. How funny.
Glad you liked it!
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I just made this for my engagement dinner and my fiance loved it, proposed afterwards.
The trick is getting the goat cheese balls to stay in their fried balls. It was tough but i was able to get 8-12 to stay and they were golden brown and delicious.
The dressing goes well with the beets and all in all, it was awesome!
This is the perfect beet salad recipe. My husband loves beets and with all the other dishes I’m making on Valentine’s Day, I was looking for a simple and delicious salad recipe using roasted beets and cheese. I can’t wait to make this, and I’ll add some candied walnuts on top too and I’ll try a touch of walnut oil in the dressing.
Cookingcutie—Mmm, the walnut oil sounds good. And this would actually be the perfect stage for it. It’s such a deep, earthy flavor, that the goat cheese would be the perfect complement.
This is a delicious recipe! I took cookingcutie’s idea with the candied walnuts and walnut oil…wonderful! Thanks for a great recipe!!