A few days back, I came across one of my favorite blogs, Mama’s Weeds, and she was steaming beets and putting them in her salads. Lately, I have been seeking out salads with beets at restaurants and buffets. So it only made since for me to take my newfound knowledge of steaming beets and make a salad, right?
California Pizza Kitchen has this amazing salad with beets, when I order it I always ask for the meat and eggs to be omitted. They call it Moroccan Chicken Salad, I don’t know if the salad is Moroccan or the Chicken is, but either way, I dig this salad.
After getting a few items at the grocery store, I was armed and ready to make this salad. I peeled and steamed the beets. I roasted a butternut squash. My avocados were ready to eat. Yep, it was time.
romaine
spinach
carrots
red bell pepper
roasted butternut squash
dried cranberries
dates
avocado
toasted almonds
beets
I added spinach and instead of champagne vinaigrette, which I didn’t have, I used balsamic vinaigrette. Amazing!
I served it with wild rice and red beans.
Now that’s a delicious meal!
Until next time…
~nic
The Auspicious Squirrel 
I love the idea of butternut squash on a salad-yum! I always laugh when I order things like that at restaurants. I’m like “Is it really an asian salad? Do asian people eat this?”
simplyshaka – Yeah, I really don’t know why they called it Moroccan… the butternut squash is really good on salads… Au Bon Pain had one with butternut squash during the Fall when we lived in DC…. YUM indeed.
Goooooo BEETS! And those are some seriously good lookin’ salads! And butternut squash on salad? Genius!
Alison – Thanks! I wish I could take credit for the ingredients on the salad, but I just tried to replicate the salad at CPK. Although, I guess I can take credit for picking the salad with beets and butternut squash. 🙂
Your carrots looked like dried apricots. I was so excited: DRIED APRICOTS! Then I read the list. Then I was confused.
“What’s this about carrots, all she has are apricots and a bunch of other stuff – no carrots!”
Then the penny dropped and I realized the carrots were wearing apricot suits and that’s why I was confused.
Pk – Ohhh… I’m sorry to have gotten your hopes up about dried apricots. Hmmm… those do sound good as a salad topping though. Now I’m going to have to keep my eye out for a salad with dried apricots.
I love that my carrots were wearing apricot suits, too funny. 😀