Mixed Beet Salad With Maple Dijon Dressing
photo by sjkotylak
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
-
Salad
- 3 red beets with tops
- 3 yellow beets with tops
- 6 cups mixed spring greens
- 1⁄2 medium red onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings
- 1⁄3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted
-
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut the tops off the beets leaving about 2 inches of the stalk. Scrub beets well and wrap in foil with 2 beets of equal size in each packet.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until beets yield to gentle pressure; approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven, unwrap and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle, slip the skins off of the beets; set aside.
- While the beets are roasting, place the maple syrup through lemon juice in a blender container. Blend until well combined. With blender running, drizzle in the olive oil and continue to blend until thickened.
- To assemble the salad, place the greens in a large bowl and drizzle with a small amount of dressing, toss to coat. Divide the greens among 6 chilled plates. Quarter beets or if large cut in eights and divide among the plates, top with onion rings, sprinkle feta and walnuts over all.
- Serve with addition dressing on the side.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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