Beet Salad With Orange Vinaigrette Food

BEET SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For vinaigrette, place the first 8 ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Refrigerate 1 hour., Preheat oven to 400°. Place beets in a 13x9-in. baking dish; add 1 in. of water. Bake, covered, until tender, 40-45 minutes. Cool; peel and cut beets into thin slices., Just before serving, arrange watercress on a platter or individual plates; top with beets. Sprinkle with walnuts and cheese. Shake dressing again; drizzle over salad.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Scrub beets and trim tops to 1 in. Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake 50-60 minutes or until tender. Remove foil; cool completely. Peel beets and cut into wedges., In a small bowl, whisk oil, orange zest, orange juice, vinegar, honey, mustard, salt and pepper until blended; stir in 1 tablespoon tarragon. In a large bowl, combine spinach, salad greens and remaining tarragon. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss gently to coat., Transfer to a platter or divide among 12 salad plates. Top with orange sections and beets; sprinkle with cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.

BEETS WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Drain the beets and dice into 1/2-inch cubes. Place the beets in a mixing bowl and add the raspberry vinegar, orange juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and red onions. Zest the oranges and then segment over a bowl to catch the juices. Add the orange zest, orange segments, and any juices and mix well. Taste for seasoning and serve cold or at room temperature.

BEET - ORANGE SALAD WITH RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Drain beets well and cut each in half, cut larger beets into quarters.
• Place in a small salad bowl.
• Zest as much as possible of the orange peel, right into the bowl with the beets.
• Cut the ends off the orange and slice the remaining peel off being careful not to leave any pith.
• Section the orange, over the bowl, dropping the supremes into bowl with the beets, taking care to let any juice run into the bowl.
• Squeeze the juice out of the remains into the bowl.
• Discard remains.
• Vinaigrette: Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients and pour over beets and orange.
• Carefully mix to coat, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Just before serving sprinkle fresh raspberries on top.
• (Will keep in refrigerator for at least a week.).

ORANGE AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the beets, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes or until tender in a pot of salted water . Drain and cool under cold running water. Peel the beets, then slice them thinly or cut them into small wedges (as in the picture). Place the beets in a bowl.
• In small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, and cayenne. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the beets and toss it all to coat.
• Peel and remove the skin and outer white membrane from the oranges. Cut the oranges into slices 1/4 inch thick or into wedges. The recipe can be prepared ahead to this point, covered and refrigerated for up to 8 hours. (Note that if you refrigerate it at this point to NOT add the oranges as the beets will make them discolor. They will taste fine but the salad will not look as appealing.)
• Arrange lettuce leaves on a serving platter or on individual serving plates. Arrange the beet salad and oranges on the lettuce. Sprinkle any remaining dressing on top and serve.

BEET, RADICCHIO, & GORGONZOLA SALAD WITH BLOOD ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the beets in a small roasting pan, and bake until tender, about 1 hour.
• Cool the beets completely, then peel and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Coarsely chop the radicchio, then arrange on a platter with the beets.
• Distribute the Gorgonzola crumbles and walnuts on top of the salad.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients until blended.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad and enjoy.

BEET SALAD WITH FETA, ORANGE AND MINT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a bowl, toss the beets with the olive oil and season them with salt and pepper. Put the beets on a roasting pan and cover them with foil. Roast in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (They are done when a sharp, thin-bladed knife can easily pierce through to their center.) Remove the pan from the oven, remove the beets from the pan and set them aside to cool.
• While the beets are roasting, make the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice, balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel and cut them into 1/2-inch dice. Put them in a bowl with 1 cup of the orange segments, the mint and the shallots. Add the vinaigrette, season with salt and pepper and toss gently.
• Transfer the salad to a platter. Arrange the cheese and the remaining orange sections on top. Serve.

ROASTED BEET AND ORANGE SALAD WITH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wash beets very well, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, rub them with the oil and wrap them in foil. Roast the beet package on a baking sheet in the oven until you can easily pierce the beets with a knife, about 45 minutes. Carefully open the foil package and let the beets cool. Once the beets are cool, remove the skins and cut the beets into small wedges. Set aside.
• Segment the oranges by slicing a bit off the top and bottom of the orange with a sharp pairing knife. Remove the skin and the pith of the oranges and then working over a bowl, cut between the membranes of the orange.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH ORANGES AND BEET GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Trim greens from beets. Cut off and discard stems. Coarsely chop leaves and reserve. Wrap each beet in foil. Place beets directly on oven rack and roast until tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool. Peel beets, then cut each into 8 wedges. Place beets in medium bowl.
• Cook beet greens in large saucepan of boiling water just until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Cool. Squeeze greens to remove excess moisture. Add greens to bowl with beets. Cut peel and white pith from oranges. Working over another bowl and using small sharp knife, cut between membranes to release segments. Add orange segments and onion to bowl with beet mixture. Whisk vinegar, oil, garlic, and orange peel in small bowl to blend; add to beet mixture and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Serve.

BEET-ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Boil 1 pound beets in salted water until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain, then peel and slice into wedges. Toss in a serving bowl with 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, 2 tablespoons chopped chives or scallions, and salt and pepper. Add 1 bunch arugula and 2 segmented blood oranges and toss.