Beet and Feta Salad

Salads are wonderful--no measuring, no cooking, no serious dishes to clean. Just cut up some things and throw 'em on a plate.

But there's only so many nights I can handle romaine, cucumbers, carrots and ranch dressing.

Next time you're bored with your usual salad, try throwing together the following:

-Beets 
-Feta 
-Red butter lettuce 
-Orange segments
-Red onion 
-Slivered Almonds


We topped this with a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a bit of juice from the orange.

Beet & Olive Salad

After I convinced Joe he liked beets, we went on a week-long beet-eating spree. Here's a salad combination we found enjoyable:

Beet and Olive Salad
This isn't much of a recipe. Just throw it all together in proportions that sound good to you. 

• Beets (we got the kind that were canned in red wine vinegar)
• Feta cheese
• Spinach
• Kalamata Olives 
• Walnuts
• Red Onion

Look at those pretty colors!

Anyway, here's a dressing I made to drizzle on top:


Creamy Balsamic Dressing
Whisk together 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and 1 teaspoon plain Greek yogurt. I also added salt and pepper and a pinch of sugar.