4 beet platter Recipes

yukon gold potato, 3/4-inch peeled , cooked till tender, sweet potato, 3/4-inch, peeled , cooked till tender, cauliflower, lightly cooked florets, broccoli, lightly cooked florets, carrots, peeled and sliced into ribbons, canned beets (1/4-inch slices), bibb lettuce, leaves red cabbage, fresh thyme, chopped, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, sugar, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, ground dried chile (1/8 to 1/4 tsp chile), prepared seafood cocktail sauce, mayonnaise, salt, fresh ground black pepper

frozen baby lima beans, dried thyme leaves or 1 tsp fresh thyme, canned garbanzo beans, drained and well rinsed, sliced pimiento, black pepper, shredded red cabbage, spinach leaves , torn into bite-size pieces, iceberg lettuce , torn into bite-size pieces, bell pepper, seeded and chopped, red onion, finely chopped, canned diced beet, drained and rinsed, fat-free salad dressing , of choice

shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup), coarse salt, sherry wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground pepper , to taste, tomatoes, crookneck yellow squash , halved lengthwise, baby beets (about 1/2 lb. in total ), sugar snap pea, new potatoes , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, english cucumber , thinly sliced on the diagonal (about 4 cups), red onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup), red and yellow cherry tomatoes, coarse salt, reshly ground black pepper, fresh basil (to garnish )