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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Blood Orange and Feta

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A colorful beet quinoa salad with roasted yellow beets, tangy blood orange, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranate seeds all dressed with a simple blood orange vinaigrette.

A colorful winter quinoa salad with roasted yellow beets, tangy blood orange, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranate seeds all dressed with a simple blood orange vinaigrette.

I practically jump up in glee once I see blood orange and pomegranates in season. Yes, I do love the winter for reasons of braising short ribs or osso buco, but it’s these jeweled fruits that I can’t get enough of.

Ingredients for Quinoa Beet Orange Salad

Like most of the recipes I make. this is another versatile one. Use what you have or can find but the pops of vibrant colors in this salad are so appealing.

  • Cooked Quinoa: use single or tricolor for this recipe. I like to make a batch and use the leftovers for different recipes, such as kale tabbouleh salad.
  • Roasted Beets: Another item I make in bulk to use for a number of things. Roast beets for roasted beet hummus or red and yellow beet soup.
  • Blood Orange: tangy and beautiful, the juice is also used in the vinaigrette. If blood oranges aren’t in season, cara cara oranges would be wonderful.
  • Feta Cheese: just a bit crumbled for a layer of saltiness and goat cheese would be a great substitute as well.
  • Fresh mint: roughly chopped and thrown in for freshness.
A colorful winter quinoa salad with roasted yellow beets, tangy blood orange, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranate seeds all dressed with a simple blood orange vinaigrette.
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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Blood Orange and Feta

A colorful winter quinoa salad with roasted yellow beets, tangy blood orange, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranate seeds all dressed with a simple blood orange vinaigrette.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Beet Chilling1 hr
Total Time2 hrs 15 mins
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Keyword: beet salad with feta, quinoa beet feta salad, quinoa beet orange salad, quinoa beet salad
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 465kcal
Author: Samantha Ferraro
Cost: $5

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow beets
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 blood orange peeled and cut into segments
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • Mint leaves roughly chopped

Blood Orange Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 blood orange zest and juice
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • Salt and pepper
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and wrap beets in foil tightly. If any are very large, cut in half before wrapping in foil.
  • Place beets on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hours until cooked through. You can test this by inserting a knife all the way through. Once done, remove and let cool for about an hour.
  • Once beets are cool enough to handle, peel the outer peel off and cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
  • In a large bowl, add the cooked quinoa, roasted beets, blood orange segments and toss to combine. Stir in crumbled feta, pomegranate seeds and mint.
  • For the dressing, Combine all the dressing ingredients in a bowl or mason jar and whisk or shake to incorporate. taste for seasoning and adjust as needed.
  • Pour vinaigrette all over quinoa salad and gently toss and garnish with extra herbs if preferred.

Notes

This is a perfect recipe to prep ahead of time: Roast the beets a day ahead and let cool in fridge before adding to salad. 
Do the same for quinoa and make a batch ahead of time. 
Quinoa beet salad holds up very well in the fridge and the quinoa soaks up the dressing up. Will stay in an airtight container for 3-4 days, though the herbs will start to wilt.
If making ahead of time, add the fresh herbs and feta closer to serving for  optimal freshness. 

Nutrition

Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 417mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 2mg

This post has been updated on February 14th, 2021 since originally posted in April, 2013. Post has been updated with nutritional info, updated photos and retested recipe.

A colorful winter quinoa salad with roasted yellow beets, tangy blood orange, salty feta cheese and sweet pomegranate seeds all dressed with a simple blood orange vinaigrette.

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  1. Miriam @ overtimecook says

    April 8, 2013 at 4:57 am

    Sam! You know I’m not a fan of beets but your gorgeous recipes make me think I should change my mind about that! 😉

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  2. Miriam @ overtimecook says

    April 8, 2013 at 4:57 am

    Sam! You know I’m not a fan of beets but your gorgeous recipes make me think I should change my mind about that! 😉 absolutely gorgeous salad!

    Reply
  3. Karla @ Foodologie says

    April 8, 2013 at 9:51 am

    I’m totally with you on being behind the times. I’ve decided to pretty much just not blog about holidays for that reason haha!

    This salad looks awesome! I would totally serve this on a bed of arugula and it would be dreamy

    Reply
  4. Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says

    April 9, 2013 at 9:36 am

    So, so pretty!

    Reply
  5. Kirsten says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:05 am

    Thanks for giving me the link to include in my upcoming Band Fruit Fundraiser Recipe Round Up! It will be published on 12/4/2013!

    Reply

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