Blood Orange and Roasted Beet Salad

From Chef Ben of Cooking with the Single Guy.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4  golden beets
• 2  blood oranges (save juice)
• 2  cups watercress
• 1  ounce  goat cheese
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Place beets in a roasting pan and coat with olive oil and coarse salt and pepper. Roast in oven until fork tender, about 1 hour. Remove and let cool. Then remove the skin on each beet and cut into quarters.
3. Section the blood oranges, and and squeeze out remaining juice into a small bowl. Set orange slices aside. In bowl with juice, add sugar, mustard, olive oil and a pinch of salt and mix well for dressing.
4. Toss watercress and beets in dressing. Plate and add orange slices and goat cheese crumbs. Serve immediately.