Roasted Beet Orange Pistachio Salad 🥗🇱🇧

Description

A vibrant Middle Eastern style salad with sweet roasted beets, juicy orange, crunchy pistachios, and a silky tahini citrus dressing 🥗

Hook

It looks like a restaurant plate, tastes sweet tangy and nutty, and every bite stays crisp and clean ✨

Ingredients

• 🫒 15 ml olive oil (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz)
• 🧂 4 g fine sea salt (¾ tsp / 0.14 oz)
• ⚫ 2 g black pepper (½ tsp / 0.07 oz)
• 🍠 600 g raw beets, scrubbed (4 medium / 1.3 lb)
• 🍊 2 oranges, peeled and segmented
• 🌿 80 g arugula (3 cups / 2.8 oz)
• 🧅 60 g red onion, very thin slices (½ cup / 2.1 oz)
• 🌰 40 g pistachios, roughly chopped (⅓ cup / 1.4 oz)
• 🌿 10 g parsley, chopped (⅓ cup / 0.35 oz)
• Tahini citrus dressing
• 🥄 60 ml tahini, well stirred (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🍊 60 ml fresh orange juice (¼ cup / 2 fl oz)
• 🍋 15 ml lemon juice (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz)
• 🫒 30 ml extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍯 15 ml honey or maple syrup (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz)
• 🧄 2 g garlic, finely grated (½ clove / 0.07 oz)
• 🧂 2 g fine sea salt (⅓ tsp / 0.07 oz)
• 💧 15–45 ml cold water, as needed (1–3 tbsp / ½–1½ fl oz)
• Finish
• 🌺 2 g ground sumac (½ tsp / 0.07 oz), optional

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Roast the beets
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F). Place beets on foil, drizzle with 15 ml olive oil (1 tbsp / ½ fl oz), season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then wrap tightly. Roast for 55–65 min until a knife slides in easily.
3. 2️⃣ Cool and peel cleanly
4. Let beets cool 10 min. Rub off the skins with paper towel, then cut into wedges or thick slices.
5. 3️⃣ Make the dressing
6. Whisk tahini, orange juice, lemon juice, honey, garlic, and salt. Whisk in olive oil. Add cold water 1 tbsp at a time until silky and drizzleable.
7. 4️⃣ Build the salad base
8. On a wide platter scatter arugula and thin red onion slices. Arrange roasted beets and orange segments on top.
9. 5️⃣ Finish like a restaurant
10. Drizzle the tahini citrus dressing over everything. Sprinkle pistachios and parsley. Add optional sumac right before serving.

Total Time

⏱️ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 60 min
🛋️ Rest: 10 min
⏰ Total: 85 min

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