Fennel & Roasted Beet Salad With Bleu Vinaigrette
Ready In: 40 mins
Yields: 4-6
Ingredients
- 1 lb beet, cooked, peeled, and cut in small wedges
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 1 small radicchio, torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1⁄2 lb spinach
- 1 bunch arugula (or other greens to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted (see note)
Bleu Vinaigrette
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Grease a cookie sheet or baking pan.
- Toss cooked beets with olive oil, salt and pepper and spread in a layer on greased pan. Roast for 25 minutes and allow to cool.
- Combine beets, fennel, radicchio, spinach, arugula and walnuts in a salad bowl. Toss with Bleu Vinaigrette and serve.
- To make Bleu Vinaigrette:
- With a fork, whisk the shallot, vinegar, lemon, mustard and bleu cheese together.
- Continuing to whisk, slowly drizzle olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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