EASY & Delicious Avocado Beet Salad with Goat Cheese & Homemade Balsamic Dressing!

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a similar tangy flavor at a lower cost.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds offer a nutritious alternative with a similar crunch.

Cut off the ends of the beets.

Place the beets onto a square piece of foil.

Drizzle beets with a little bit of olive oil.

Season beets with salt and ground black pepper.

Add a little bit of fresh thyme or fresh rosemary to the beets.

Bundle the foil around the beets and place it into a preheated oven at 375°F.

Bake the beets until fork tender.

In a small bowl, measure out 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar.

Measure out 1/4 cup of olive oil and add it to the bowl with balsamic vinegar.

Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the dressing mixture.

Whisk the dressing until smooth and well combined.

Sprinkle in a little bit of dried basil leaves and add a pinch of salt to season.

Set the dressing aside until ready to assemble the salad.

Once the beets are ready, slice them or cut them into larger wedges.

In a large bowl, add baby spinach and baby kale as the base for the salad.

Arrange the sliced beets over the greens.

Add pecan halves (or walnuts or salted pistachios or almonds) to the salad.

Crumble goat cheese over the salad.

Cut the avocado into a large fan or smaller pieces and place it on top of the salad.

Drizzle the prepared balsamic dressing over the top of the salad.

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