Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
"Beets are legitimately one of the best foods for blood pressure. This one just tastes great too."
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🛒 Ingredients
- 4 medium beets, roasted and sliced
- 4 cups mixed greens
- 2 oz goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Fresh thyme leaves
- Black pepper
👨🍳 Instructions
- To roast beets: wrap in foil, roast at 400°F for 40–50 minutes until tender. Cool, peel, and slice.
- (Or use pre-cooked beets from the grocery store to save time.)
- Whisk olive oil, balsamic, honey, Dijon, and pepper for dressing.
- Arrange greens on plates.
- Top with beets, goat cheese, and walnuts.
- Drizzle with dressing and scatter thyme leaves.
🥗 Nutrition Highlights
🩺 Why This Recipe Works for Your Conditions
Beet juice and beet consumption is one of the few foods with multiple clinical trials showing meaningful blood pressure reduction — due to dietary nitrates that become nitric oxide, a blood vessel relaxer.
Combined with omega-3 walnuts and anti-inflammatory greens, this is a cardiovascular standout.
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