EEE Cooks: Beet and Blue Cheese Salad (Recipe)

We combine the beautiful fall beets from the market with blue cheese and bitter greens for an interesting salad. We attempt microwaving a beet but, due to a small fire, we will roast beets in the future!

Servings and Times

Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

We start by trimming the beet a little so it will be less likely to burn in the microwave. We cut some of the long root but leave the stem end intact. We prick it with a fork in several places. We add about 2 tablespoons of water to a bowl and place the beet in wrapped in a paper towel. We microwave for a couple of minutes at a time until tender. This method of cooking is still problematic for us, it does get a little “smoky” tasting in the microwave. Next time, we will either boil or roast the beet.

When the beet is cooked, we peel and chop. In a large bowl, we place the salad greens and beets. We top with the blue cheese. In a small ramekin we stir the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper together and pour on the salad and serve.