Beet Salad with Beet-Pickled Quail Eggs
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Serves: 4 if eaten as a meal or 6 as a side salad
Beets and sweet potatoes take centre stage in this salad for all seasons! Quick-pickled boiled quail eggs and a maple-orange vinaigrette bring the acidity (along with some sweetness) that will make your tastebuds sing.
Ingredients
- 1 bag of Spring creek quail eggs
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red beet, peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 gold beets, peeled and cut into rounds
- 3 red beets, peeled and cut into rounds
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 3 tsp salt, divided
- 3 tsp pepper, divided
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
Beet Pickled Quail Eggs
Roasted Beets & Sweet Potato
Maple-Orange Vinaigrette
Salad
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F degrees.
In a pot, bring white wine vinegar, water, salt and sugar to a simmer.
Add the grated beets and red onion.
Simmer for one minute, take off heat and cool.
Place in a jar and add the pickled quail eggs. Close jar and refrigerate. The longer the eggs sit in the pickling liquid, the more colour they will get.
Line two oven trays with parchment.
In a bowl, toss beets with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1 1/2 tsp pepper making sure they are evenly coated.
In a separate bowl, toss diced sweet potato with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1 1/2 tsp pepper, making sure it is evenly coated.
Place beets and sweet potato on trays in a single layer and roast for 25–30 minutes, until tender.
Remove beets and sweet potato from the oven and let cool.
In a small bowl, mix ingredients for maple orange dressing and whisk until combined.
In a large serving bowl, add spinach and enough dressing to coat it. Gently mix.
Top with pecans, roasted beets and sweet potato, sliced pickled quail eggs and goat cheese.
Serve and enjoy.
