Recipe
Beet + Blue Cheese Zoodle Salad
The beets and blue cheese are the perfect balance of creamy decadence and earthy nutrients. Twirl them up with a crunchy zoodle base and enjoy!
Prep: 10Cook: 60Total: 70
Servings: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 2 large zucchini, rinsed and spiralized with blade C
- 2 large beets, rinsed (or about 4–5 smaller pre-cooked beets)
- 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- If you’re cooking you’re own beets, place beets in pot of cold water.
- Bring the water to boil and reduce heat to medium.
- Boil beets for 45-60 minutes, or until easily speared with a skewer with little resistance.
- Spiralize your zucchini with blade C.
- Place in a strainer lined with a paper towel and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Once the beets have cooled a bit, peel the beets under cold water by pressing down with your thumb to remove the skin.
- Cut the beets into cubes.
- Combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic pepper, salt and pepper in a lidded jar and shake to make the dressing.
- In separate bowl, combine cubed beets, chopped walnuts, the crumbled blue cheese and dressing. Toss to combine.
- Pat the spiralized zucchini dry with a paper towel and divide into individual bowls.
- Place heaping mound of beet mixture on top of the zucchini.
- Sprinkle each bowl with remaining blue cheese.
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