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Mix together salad bag mix, sliced beets, crumbled goat cheese, diced walnuts and garlic chicken. Very yummy and full of flavor, especially the beet and goat cheese combo.

You can buy the garlic chicken from costco in packs of 6 garlic chicken skewers. They naturally break apart into 3-4 chicken chucks per skewer, you can break them down further depending on desired size.

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This sounds DELISH - it has many of my favorites - goat cheese, beets, & garlic chicken! Thanks for the idea. I know what is for lunch or dinner tomorrow.

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This sounds DELISH - it has many of my favorites - goat cheese' date=' beets, & garlic chicken! Thanks for the idea. I know what is for lunch or dinner tomorrow.[/quote']

Awesome. Happy to share. I also get a lot of ideas by reading from others here.

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What kind of Salad Dressing are you using for your salad? ?

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What kind of salad dressing are you using for your salad? ?

It is a low fat honey Dijon dressing.

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Yum! I love goat cheese.

Agree with you 1000% it is so flavorful!

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Sounds amazing...I love salads during the warmer months!

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I have not had beets in years. I got to put them on my grocery list. Do you buy them fresh, canned, or frozen?

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I have not had beets in years. I got to put them on my grocery list. Do you buy them fresh' date=' canned, or frozen?[/quote']

They are cooked ready to eat beets from costco. I swear I keep costco in business with all the things I buy from them. :)

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Sounds good except for the beets. Don't like the taste or texture.

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They are cooked ready to eat beets from costco. I swear I keep costco in business with all the things I buy from them. :)

Ok. Thanks.

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Sounds good

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If you have the time or desire, you can roast fresh beets in your oven. I like to lightly coat them with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. I usually go for a moderately hot oven (400) if I'm doing them by themselves, but you can generally go at whatever temperature other stuff in the oven is going. Just check them periodically until they are your desired doneness. I usually cut mine in halves or quarters and check them starting at about fifteen minutes to turn them. You can get the other colors of beets and mix it up for variety, and they are so tasty freshly roasted!

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If you have the time or desire' date=' you can roast fresh beets in your oven. I like to lightly coat them with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. I usually go for a moderately hot oven (400) if I'm doing them by themselves, but you can generally go at whatever temperature other stuff in the oven is going. Just check them periodically until they are your desired doneness. I usually cut mine in halves or quarters and check them starting at about fifteen minutes to turn them. You can get the other colors of beets and mix it up for variety, and they are so tasty freshly roasted!

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Thanks for the tips on roasting. I am getting better at this whole cooking thing post op to avoid processed stuff. Still a newbie in the kitchen. :)

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