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    Home » Recipes

    Beets and Burrata Salad

    Published: Sep 7, 2018 · Modified: Jul 21, 2020 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · 21 Comments

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    Labor day weekend was filled with family time, bbqs, friends and lots of get togethers. However, by Monday night I had enough of grilled anything and wasn’t very hungry. So I looked through my refrigerator, picked some ingredients and just threw them together to create this Beets and Burrata Salad.

    Oval salad platter with lots of colorful vegetables, topped with a burrata.
    Beets Burrata Salad

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    Before blogging, I didn’t write my recipes down. A lot of times I stumbled upon something good but next time I tried to replicate it it wasn’t quite exactly the same. So I promised myself that if I like how a new recipe came out, I’ll write it down and post it on my blog. Which means that even when I don’t come up with an elaborate recipe, I’ll still have it in the blog written down for next time I’ll need it.

    Preparation

    I chopped beets (had boiled and cooled them the day before for a big salad to go with bbq), tomatoes, onion, red peppers, celery, and green peppers.

    Very carefully I put the burrata on top so it wouldn’t get stained red from the beets. I don’t mind it looking red while I eat it, I just wanted a clean picture shot. Then I garnished it with fresh basil, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt to taste.

    Added balsamic glaze right before serving. Voila, quick gourmet fresh salad at your fingertips!

    Sideways shot of a beets, burrata salad shown next to serving utensils and olive oil dispenser.
    Beets, veggies and burrata salad

    This fresh beets and burrata salad is easy to make, it is refreshing and it is healthy so feel free to indulge!

    Recipe Notes and Tips

    In this case I boiled the beets, but you can also roast them. When cooking beets, I find it’s better to cook (either boil or roast) several at the same time and use the leftovers the next couple of days. They hold well in the refrigerator for several days.

    You can use a variety of dressings for this salad, feel free to make your own. I go very simple, just olive oil and balsamic glaze. You can also use regular balsamic vinegar.

    I love a fresh bed of greens in this salad. Spinach is perfect, but you can use arugula or spring mix too.

    An oval platter with a beets salad with burrata in the middle. Serving utensils are in front of the platter and an olive oil dispenser is on the back.

    Beets and Burrata Salad

    Sonila
    A refreshing and delicious beets and burrata salad.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Chilling time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 35 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 270 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 beet
    • 1 tomato
    • 1 red pepper
    • 1 green pepper
    • 1 celery stalk
    • 1 burrata
    • 2 tbsps olive oil
    • 3 fresh basil leaves
    • 3 ozs baby spinach
    • 1 tbsp balsamic glaze
    • 0.5 small red onion (or a shallot)

    Instructions
     

    • Boil beets until you can pierce with fork. Turn heat off, cool down then peel.
    • Arrange baby spinach on a platter. Cut beets in cubic shapes, add over spinach.
    • Chop tomato, celery, peppers and red onion, add over the spinach and beets.
    • Put burrata ball on top of the salad. Keep burrata refrigerated until ready to serve.
    • Garnish with basil leaves, drizzle olive oil over everything and add salt to taste. Finally right before serving add balsamic glaze.

    Notes

    • Calories are estimated assuming that 4 people are sharing this salad as a side dish. However, I have had myself half of this as a light dinner myself so be aware you can easy double the calories if you eat this salad as a side dish or light meal on its own. 

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Beets and Burrata Salad
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 270
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 270kcal
    Keyword Beets and Burrata Salad, beets salad, burrata salad
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    Note – This recipe was first published on September 8, 2018 and updated with new pictures and notes on 7/21/2020.

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    If you would like to check out other salad recipes, please see the links below.

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    Filed Under: Mediterranean Food, Recipes, Salads Tagged With: beets, burrata

    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Lauren

      September 25, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      That looks so tasty!!!! I have found a love for beets!

      Reply
    2. Jasmin Closson

      September 25, 2018 at 3:22 pm

      5 stars
      Salads are the very best! I love recipes and want to incorporate more salads into my diet. Have a great day!

      Reply
    3. Ntensibe Edgar Michael

      September 25, 2018 at 3:33 am

      Beets!!!! Uuh-uuh….am scared of those. Is there a close substitute for it?

      Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • admin

        September 25, 2018 at 5:33 am

        Scared of beets?

        Reply
    4. Gina

      September 24, 2018 at 7:47 pm

      5 stars
      This looks absolutely delicious!! Can’t wait to try it out.

      Reply
    5. Alexandra Tran

      September 24, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      5 stars
      i get a ton of beets and never know what to do with them. this solves it.

      Reply
    6. Noemi

      September 14, 2018 at 5:12 pm

      5 stars
      Sounds yummy

      Reply
    7. Vaibhav Mehta

      September 13, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      4 stars
      Beets ..I can’t eat it standalone however as a salad with this combo, it looks a workable deal for me!!

      Reply
    8. Sasha

      September 11, 2018 at 10:52 am

      I absolutely love beets! And I love putting them in salads. This looks like such a great combination! Definitely will have to try this one out

      Reply
      • Sonila

        September 11, 2018 at 1:27 pm

        Thank you Sasha:).

        Reply
    9. Stephanie Stebbins

      September 11, 2018 at 9:35 am

      5 stars
      This looks so yummy! I’m going to give it a try!

      Reply
      • Sonila

        September 11, 2018 at 1:27 pm

        Thank you Stephanie:)

        Reply
    10. Gillian Kent

      September 10, 2018 at 11:17 pm

      tHAT LOOKS DELICIOUS. I LOVE BEETS AND BURRATA. I CAN NEVER FIND A RECIPE FOR BURRATA THAT ISNT TOO RICH. tHE BEETS WOULD LIGHTEN THE BURRATA.

      Reply
      • Sonila

        September 11, 2018 at 5:32 am

        Thank you:), they did lighten it up indeed. My husband used some toasted bread too for the same reason and he said it complimented it very well.

        Reply
    11. Danesa

      September 10, 2018 at 8:22 pm

      Although, I am not a fan of beets….I look forward to trying this recipe!

      Reply
      • Sonila

        September 11, 2018 at 5:33 am

        Hope it will change your mind on beets, they are very healthy:). Thank you!!!

        Reply
    12. Krish

      September 10, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Healthy…beet is something one should always have…
      Nice recipe.
      Thank you

      Reply
    13. Trish Veltman

      September 10, 2018 at 6:38 am

      That sounds delicious. I’d never heard of burrata so had to google it, but i love beets and mozarella, so i think this will become a favourite in our house!

      Reply
      • Sonila

        September 10, 2018 at 6:46 am

        Thank you Trish!! I appreciate the feedback. Maybe I’ll add a paragraph to my blog post about burrata and explain what it is:)

        Reply
    14. Jess

      September 09, 2018 at 10:12 am

      Oh this sounds lovely! I recently found out I like beets, haha! I’m excited to try this recipe:)

      Reply
      • admin

        September 09, 2018 at 10:15 am

        It’s very easy, you can add other salad ingredients you like. Beets are very healthy:))

        Reply

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