Red And Yellow Roasted Beet Salad |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Roasting these Fresh Red and Yellow Beets in fresh herbs and olive oil brings out their sweetness and leaves the beets very tender. The toasted almonds, and Asian pear add a crisp taste to finish the salad. Ingredients:
1 pound red beets |
1 pound yellow beets |
5 tablespoons olive oil |
2 tablespoons fresh thyme |
4 tablespoons fresh parsley |
1 teaspoon fine sea salt |
1 teaspoon fine ground black pepper |
1 tablespoon unsalted butter |
1/2 cup sliced almonds |
1 teaspoons minced fresh dill |
1 tablespoon minced shallots |
1 tablespoon minced garlic |
2 teaspoons orange honey |
3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar |
6 cups baby greens or mesclum |
1 asian pear |
1/2 cup feta cheese (crumbled) |
1/2 cup chopped cilantro |
Directions:
1. Place the rack in the middle of the oven and pre-heat to 400F.
2. Trim, wash and peel the beets. Place the beets into a bowl. Wash the fresh thyme and parsley. Dry the herbs with a paper towel. Finely chop the herbs. Place the herbs into a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon fine ground black pepper to the beets. Toss the beets well and place them on a sheet pan. Roast the beets at 350F for about 1 1/2 hours or until the beets are tender.
3. In a saute pan melt the butter and toast the almonds. Place the almonds on a paper towel and set aside.
4. In a small bowl add minced dill, minced shallots, minced garlic, 1 teaspoon hot water, orange honey, raspberry vinegar and whisk the dressing. Slowly wisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil into the dressing. Reseason the dressing with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Wash, core and slice the Asian Pear very thin.
6. Assemble the salad:
7. Place the baby greens on chilled salad plates. Divide the beets and place over the greens. Place slices of Asian pear, toasted almonds and crumbled feta cheese on top of the salad. Drizzle the dressing over the salad to finish.
8. Garnish the salad with chopped cilantro.
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