Arugula Salad with Beets, Goat Cheese, and Lemon Vinaigrette

Adapted from Simplyrecipes.com

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

• Beets - (boiled until a fork easily goes in it, about an hour), peeled, sliced into strips
• Fresh arugula - rinsed, patted dry with a paper towel
• Goat cheese - chevre
• Walnuts - chopped
• Optional: chopped avocado

Dressing ingredients:

• Olive oil
• Lemon
• Dry powdered mustard
• Sugar
• Salt and pepper
• Optional: white wine vinegar (I like adding a couple teaspoons to add a little more zip to the dressing)

Method

The amount of ingredients depends on how many people you are serving and how much salad you intend to serve them. The important thing is that this is a good blend of flavors. I didn't try tossing this salad; each plate was composed individually.
The dressing for three individual salads was 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/2 lemon, 1/4 teaspoon of powdered mustard, 3/4 teaspoon of sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Actually, it is all to taste. These are only approximate measurements.
Assemble the salad according to how much you want. A handful of arugula leaves, a few beet juliennes, some crumbled goat cheese, garnish with chopped walnuts. Use a vinaigrette salad dressing or what I've described above.