Beet, Mozzarella & Greens Salad
7
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
This incredible mashup of Italian ingredients is an impressive salad for a busy weeknight or a weekend dinner party. Beets and mozzarella cheese give you something to really sink your teeth into, while sweet-tart balsamic, garden-fresh basil and toasty pine nuts drive home that fresh-from-the-trattoria flavor.
Ingredients
Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp
Water
1 Tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp
Dijon mustard
⅛ tsp
Table salt
¼ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp, freshly ground
Fresh mixed greens
2 cup(s), loosely packed
Fresh basil
¼ cup(s), fresh leaves, loosely packed
Cooked beets
8 oz, vacuum-packed or roasted, sliced
Part skim mozzarella cheese
3 oz, cubed
Pine nuts (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
1 Tbsp, toasted, if desired
Instructions
1
Whisk together vinegar, water, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in small bowl.
2
Divide baby greens and basil between 2 plates. Arrange beets evenly over greens. Top evenly with mozzarella and pine nuts. Drizzle with dressing.
3
Serving size: 1 salad
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