Description
A vibrant and refreshing Easy Roasted Beet and Burrata Salad featuring sweet roasted red and orange beets, creamy burrata cheese, juicy citrus slices, crunchy pistachios, and a fragrant basil oil dressing. Perfect as a light lunch or elegant appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad
- 3 small red beets
- 3 small orange beets, or use all red
- 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 roast beets: Preheat your oven to 375F. Wash the red and orange beets and trim their stems. Group the red beets together and the orange beets together, then loosely wrap each group in foil. Place the foil packets on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 1 hour until a small sharp knife easily pierces the beet flesh.
- Prepare the beets: Remove the roasted beets from the oven and let them cool briefly. Trim the tops and bottoms, then peel off the skins using a knife. Slice each beet in half and then cut into wedges.
- Make basil oil: While the beets are roasting, prepare the basil oil. Combine the basil leaves, kosher salt, olive oil, and orange juice in a wide-mouthed mason jar or blender. Blend until smooth using an immersion blender or regular blender. If the oil mixture is too thick, add a bit more orange juice and blend again.
- Assemble the salad: On a serving platter, arrange slices of blood orange and cara cara orange. Carefully place the burrata balls on top. Arrange the beet wedges around the cheese, scatter the chopped pistachios over the salad, and drizzle generously with the basil oil. Sprinkle flaky sea salt and rip basil leaves over the top before serving.
Notes
- Roasting time may vary depending on beet size; check doneness by piercing with a knife.
- To save time, you can roast all beets together if you prefer uniform flavor.
- If you don’t have burrata, fresh mozzarella can be used as a substitute.
- Basil oil can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days but is best used fresh.
- Wear gloves when handling beets to avoid staining your hands.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
