Walnut and Beet Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette

If you can’t handle regular workouts, eating a bit healthier won’t hurt, right? So here is this salad recipe which is definitely something you haven’t tried before.

You could eat this salad as much as you want.  Combining some ingredients makes the salad really tasty and not the least bit boring. The toasty, nutty walnut oil, earthy beets and peppery arugula are just perfect mates. Adding the crunchy walnuts drives the whole nuttiness point home.

Salad Ingredients:

butter lettuce

arugula

cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered

sliced beets, halved

walnuts, toasted

Dressing (for 2 salads):

3 tablespoons walnut oil

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1 tsp. mustard

1/4 teaspoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation:

Toast the walnuts in a dry sauté pan. Once toasted, remove from pan and toss with a drizzle of olive oil and pinch of salt. Reserve.

Whisk all ingredients together for the dressing.

Combine all salad ingredients and toss with dressing.

Walnut and Beet Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette