Roasted Beets-And-Mango Salad

Submitted by dicentra

"Cooking Light. How pretty would this be?! :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 large beets, trimmed (about 3/4 pound)
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice, divided
• 2 tablespoons lime juice, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups gourmet salad greens
• 1 cup diced peeled ripe mango (about 1/2 pound)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Place the beets in a baking dish, and bake at 425° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until tender. Cool beets.
3. Combine 2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
4. Peel beets; cut each into 8 wedges. Toss beets with orange juice mixture.
5. Combine 2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, mustard, oil, and salt.
6. Combine the salad greens and diced mango. Drizzle with mustard mixture, and toss well to coat.
7. Divide salad evenly among 4 plates, and top with beet wedges.

Reviews

[Emily Elizabeth]

Absolutely delightful! I wasn't sure I would like the dressing, but that was my favorite part! I used the juice from the mango (squeesed from the flesh around the seed) in place of orange juice. I also added avocado and sliced eggs. Thank you for posting such refreshing summer salad!