Roasted beets with cashew garlic sauce - A healthy appetizer inspired by Oceanos, a Mediterranean restaurant in NJ. We visited Oceanos this past December to celebrate a special birthday, the food was delicious and the ambiance delightful!
One of my favorite dishes was the roasted beets served with a smooth, velvety and delectable cashew garlic sauce. It took me few months to replicate this recipe but the one I have now is a sure keeper. The recipe is adapted from pinch of yum, one of my absolute favorite blogs. I'm a huge fan of Lindsey's recipes!
This simple recipe is comprised of roasted beets cut into wedges, a 5-minute cashew garlic sauce, and "vegetable confetti" - tiny microgreens packed with nutrients. I think after the beet salad celebration recipe, beetroot raita, tomato beetroot soup, this salad is my next favorite beet recipe.
I follow Pinch of Yum's recipe but I double the garlic and add a piece or two of roasted beet to the food processor to make a pretty pink sauce!
How to assemble this healthy and detoxifying beet salad:
- Place rinsed and drained microgreens in a salad plate.
- Arrange the beet wedges over the micro greens
- Add a big dollop of cashew garlic sauce.
- Drizzle some EVOO, salt, and pepper.
PRO TIP
- Roast beets and cashew sauce can be made ahead of time as they can be refrigerated for 3-4 days.
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Recipe
Roasted beets with cashew garlic sauce
Ingredients
- 3 medium roasted beets divided
- 8 oz micro greens
Cashew garlic sauce
- 2 cups cashews
- 4 garlic cloves
- ¼ roasted beet cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water and soak for about 2 hours. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
- Place soaked cashews in the bowl of a food processor or blender with the water, garlic, few small pieces of roasted garlic and salt. Puree until very, very smooth. Add water as needed to thin out teh sauce to desired consistency. Store in fridge for 3-4 days.
- Divide micro greens into serving bowls.
- Cut remaining roasted beets into wedges. Arrange the beet wedges over micro greens
- Add a big dollop or two of the cashew garlic sauce in the middle. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Enjoy!
Notes
- Roast beets and cashew sauce can be made ahead of time as they can be refrigerated for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
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annika says
Love roasted beets... have to try it with this garlic sauce! ... I'm like you, I always try to recreate whatever I've eaten at a restaurant!
Archana says
Thank you Annika! It is such a simple and healthy recipe and I eat beets like candy!
Avant-garde says
Splendid <3
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Archana says
Thank you!
Divya says
It looks absolutely divine Archana! Kudos to your creativity ?
Archana says
Thank you Divya!
Indu says
Looks so gorgeous and so good for you too!
Archana says
Thank you Indu! Its is pretty to look at and delicious to eat.
Vanitha says
Looks so good and colorful!!! I love beets and try to add them in cakes, salads and sometimes lassi too!! Thanks for sharing this 🙂
Archana says
Thank you Vanita! Beet lassi sounds yummy.
Antonia says
This looks delicious Archana! We have beets in our winter garden, and I have been looking for new ways to prepare them. I can't wait to try this out!
Archana says
Thank you Antonia. Would love to know your feedback. We eat beets year-round but nothing like fresh beets from your own garden.
kalbap says
Don't you mean few pieces of roasted "BEETS" and not "GARLIC" in step 2 of the instructions???
Archana says
Yes Kalyani! Good catch. Thank you. I have correct that step.
Rebecca says
I love beets! Will try this soon!
Archana says
Let me know how you like it!
Deepu Panicker says
Hi Archana, I am a great fan of recipes, photographs are exceptional. Appreciate your great work. Thanks
Archana says
Thank you!
Robin C Marinaro says
Your recipe did not ssy how much water in the ingredients list. You said to drain the cashew soaking water but didn’t mention to save it if that’s the water you meant to use. I also used raw garlic along with roasted garlic and didn’t know I was supposed to add the beets until I read the comments. I wish the recipe was revised prior to starting. It was still good.
Archana says
My apologies. I will go ahead and review the recipe and make all necessary changes to make it accurate.