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Roasted Beet Salad

Visually impressive as well as culinarily delightful. This never fails to impress
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 318
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 5 ea Beets Medium, red, or yellow or mix
  • 2 cups Spring mix
  • 1 ea Shallot Peeled, Sliced wafer-thin
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts Broken, toasted
  • 2-4 oz Goats Cheese Good Stuff
Dressing
  • 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar Good stuff
  • 1 tsp Honey Good stuff
  • 1/3 cup EVOO Good stuff
  • 1 clove Garlic Peeled, grated
  • 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • Black Pepper Fresh Ground, to taste
  • Salt To taste

Method
 

Dressing
  1. Add all to a cocktail shaker and shake until well blended
Beets
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  2. Top, Tail, and wash each beet.
  3. Drizzle the beets with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper then
  4. Place the beets on a baking sheet and roast for 40 to 90 minutes or until soft and fork-tender.
  5. Remove the beets from the oven, remove the foil, and set aside to cool.
  6. When they are cool to the touch, peel the skins.
  7. Cool the beets for an hour in the fridge
Assembly
  1. Slice the beets into 1/4" rounds or chunk to 1/4"
  2. Assemble the salad, drizzle with dressing, taste, season and serve

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 379IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg

Notes

I use the phrase "Good Stuff" Several times in this recipe.  The quality of the ingredients will impact the taste.  One does not often prepare this dish, so the splurge is worth it.

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