Beet Citrus Salad with Sesame Goat Cheese
A beautiful lunch salad for those blistering summery days featuring sesame-encrusted warm goat cheese and heavenly beets
Oct 28, 2025
If you’re seeking a refreshing and nutritious dish that’s perfect for any season, our sesame goat cheese, beet, and citrus salad is the ultimate choice. And this vibrant salad combines earthy beets, tangy goat cheese, and zesty citrus with a delightful dressing. So it’s a flavor explosion that’s both satisfying and healthful.
Ideal for a light lunch, a sophisticated dinner starter, or a colorful addition to your holiday table. This salad is sure to impress your guests and become a favorite in your recipe collection.
Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to try something new, this salad is guaranteed to delight. Thus, it’s perfect for those warm summer days when you crave something light and refreshing. Also, it’s hearty enough for us to enjoy it during the cooler months.
Plus, with its vibrant colors and gourmet appeal. This salad makes a fantastic addition to any holiday spread or dinner party menu.
Why Make This Recipe
In this detailed guide, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of creating this stunning salad. Ensuring you achieve perfect results every time. From roasting the beets to whisking up the perfect sesame dressing, we’ve got you covered.
So, gather your ingredients, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to create a salad that’s sure to become a staple in your culinary repertoire. Let’s dive into the recipe for our irresistible sesame goat cheese, beet, and citrus salad!
One of the best things about this sesame goat cheese, beet, and citrus salad is its versatility. You can easily adapt the recipe to include your favorite greens, nuts, or additional fruits. Making it a customizable option that suits your personal taste preferences.
Moreover, this salad packs the nutrients, making it not only a delicious choice but a healthy one as well. We know beets for their detoxifying properties and high antioxidant content. Citrus fruits rich in vitamin C. And goat cheese provides a good source of protein and calcium.
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Ingredients (12)
Ingredients (12)
Instructions
Cook the beets
Place beets (6 medium) in a microwave safe bowl with water (2 Tbsp). Cover with a microwave safe plate or lid.
Microwave for 10 minutes, flipping beets after 5 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Make the sesame goat cheese
Meanwhile, slice the goat cheese (5 oz) into 0.5 inch thick rings (if they fall apart, just mush them back together).
Coat in flour (½ cup), then milk (½ cup), then the sesame seeds (½ cup).
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a small pan and preheat over medium heat.
Sear the goat cheese until golden on each side (you can also air-fry them).
Remove them to a small plate and immediately season with flaky salt ( to taste).
Assemble
When the beets are no longer hot, top and tail your citrus (3) and then remove the rest of the skin. Slice them into rings.
Then slice your beets (you can peel them if you’d like but no need).
Arrange the beets and citrus on a large plate.
Drizzle with 3 tablespoonsgood olive oil, the juice of half a lemon (½ lemon), honey ( to taste), add a handful of pistachios (1 handful), and top with the fried goat cheese.
Scatter with plenty of flaky salt.
Notes
Notes
I love beets. Most people do not. I feel like one of my purposes is to convince people that beets are in fact delicious orbs of vegetable heaven. That means pairing beets with naturally and popularly “yummy” things like oranges, goat cheese, sesame, honey, and lemon. The combination of beets, citrus, and goat cheese though is not necessarily new. So how do you make this combination interesting? I rely on a little warm goat cheese moment to provide the intrigue: coat the goat cheese in a sesame crust, give it a little sear, and use it as a protein-rich-creamy-fatty salad topping. The interplay of the warm goat cheese with the just-out-of-the-fridge citrus is truly heavenly. The beets are there as the foundation.
