Beet Salad with Watercress Drizzle

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Cool Summer

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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

4 medium beets, with root and about 1 inch of the green attached, if possible
1/4 cup walnut pieces
4 cup watercress, washed well and dried
3 ounces reduced-fat soft goat cheese
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Put the beets into a steamer basket over a large pot of boiling water. Cover and steam for about 45 minutes or until beets are tender. Drain and let cool until you can handle them. Cut the ends off of the beets and peel them (the peel should rub off easily with a little help from a paring knife here and there). Cut the beets into large dice.

Toast the walnuts in a dry saute pan over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until fragrant, and set aside.

Put the watercress, goat cheese, buttermilk, vinegar and salt into a food processor and process until smooth and creamy.

Put the beets on a serving dish, drizzle the watercress sauce on top and sprinkle with walnuts.

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recipe Beet Salad with Watercress Drizzle
chef hollywood, FL 07-04-2009
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"Needed flavor"
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

the second time around I substituded feta cheese and used pastacio nuts this is what it needed!
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Anonymous 08-18-2008
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Dressing is not good
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This was not tasty. Find another beet recipe.
recipe Beet Salad with Watercress Drizzle
Renee Jackson, NJ 08-04-2008
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Wow! ...and I'm not a beet fan!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The watercress drizzle makes this dish for sure! Wow! Who thought beets could taste this good! Even my picky dad raved... about them.Read more
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Max Chestnut Hill, MA 01-21-2008
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YUCKY: Way too healthy tasting with NOT ENOUGH TASTE
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

When I saw Ellie make it, it looked great. I though it was going to taste amazing, what with the buttermilk and the goat... cheese, and I really wanted to taste the watercress and the beets because I hadn't had them in a long time. However, I forgot how bland steamed beets were. The dish looked amazing at first, just like on tv, but when I tasted it it was BLAND, SOUR and AWKWARD TASTING. The fact that it's extremely healthy does NOT make up for the fact that it tastes bad. There are plenty of GREAT tasting healthy recipes out there that make you feel like a million bucks, but this is not one of themRead more
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Anonymous 07-21-2007
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Watercress Drizzle
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

What a fantastic drizzle. Peppery healthy. It is good on bulgur potatoes. Adds lots of flavor.
recipe Beet Salad with Watercress Drizzle
Emily Cleveland, OH 07-08-2007
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great summer salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This salad takes advantage of great summer time farmer's market finds-- I used baby multi-colored beets that are in season... instead of the larger ones used on the show, and was also able to get some fresh watercress. I also used regular goat cheese, as there was a big price difference between that and reduced fat at the store! Great combination of sweet beets, spicy watercress, and meaty walnuts, will definitely use again.Read more