Arugula Salad With Beets, Brown Sugar Pecans, And Gorgonzola Cheese

Arugula Salad with Beets, Brown Sugar Pecans, and Gorgonzola cheese in a simple Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, and Honey dressing – healthy and delicious recipe. This is a truly incredible salad combining quite a variety of flavors on one plate: beets, oranges, pecans, Gorgonzola cheese, arugula.

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INGREDIENTS

Dressing:

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon honey

Brown Sugar Pecans:

1/3 cup pecans
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Ingredients:

1 beet , cooked, peeled
4 oz arugula
1/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese
10 orange slices

INSTRUCTIONS

Salad Dressing:

Mix vinegar with honey, then add oil, whisking until emulsified.

Brown Sugar Pecans:

Add butter and sugar to the frying pan on medium-high heat, add pecans. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring, to coat the pecans until they caramelize. Place pecans on foil and let them cool.

Salad:

Slice the cooked beet thinly. Cut each orange slice in half.
In a large bowl, toss together arugula, beet slices, and orange slices. Sprinkle with the salad dressing. When serving, top each salad plate with brown sugar pecans and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese on top.