Description
This Easy Roasted Beet and Burrata Salad combines sweet roasted beets with creamy burrata cheese, fresh citrus slices, crunchy pistachios, and vibrant basil oil for a refreshing and elegant dish perfect as a light lunch or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad
- 3 small red beets
- 3 small orange beets, or use all red beets
- 2 burrata balls
- 1 small blood orange
- 1 medium cara cara orange
- ¼ cup pistachios, chopped
- 2 tablespoons basil leaves, ripped for serving
- ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
Basil Oil
- 1 cup basil leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Beets: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Wash the beets thoroughly and trim the stems. Group the red beets together and the orange beets together, then loosely wrap each group in foil, and place them on a baking sheet.
- Roast Beets: Roast the wrapped beets for about 1 hour or longer until a small sharp knife easily pierces the flesh. Smaller beets will roast faster, so check their tenderness after an hour.
- Cool and Slice Beets: Allow the beets to cool briefly before trimming the tops and bottoms. Peel away the skins with a knife, then slice the beets in half and cut them into wedges.
- Make Basil Oil: While the beets roast, place basil leaves, kosher salt, olive oil, and orange juice into a wide-mouthed jar or blender. Blend with an immersion blender or a regular blender until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add additional orange juice and blend again.
- Assemble Salad: On a serving platter, arrange slices of blood orange and cara cara orange. Lay down the burrata balls in the center. Arrange the beet wedges around the cheese and scatter chopped pistachios over the salad.
- Finish and Serve: Drizzle the basil oil evenly over the salad. Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top and garnish with ripped basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Choose beets that are similar in size for even roasting.
- If you don’t have orange beets, all red beets can be used instead.
- To peel beets easily, you can wear gloves or rub the skins off with a paper towel when warm.
- Burrata cheese should be fresh and at room temperature for the best creamy texture.
- Use freshly squeezed orange juice for the basil oil for vibrant flavor.
- Store roasted beets in the refrigerator and use within 2 days for best freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
