Roasted Beet Salad With Cumin And Cilantro Food

BALSAMIC ROASTED BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Wrap the beets individually in aluminum foil and place them on a sheet pan. Roast them for 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on their size, until a small sharp knife inserted in the middle indicates that they are tender. Unwrap each beet and set aside for 10 minutes, until cool enough to handle. Peel the beets with a small, sharp knife over a piece of parchment paper to prevent staining your cutting board.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and set aside. While the beets are still warm, cut each one in half and then each half into 4 to 6 wedges and place them in a large mixing bowl. As you're cutting the beets, toss them with half of the vinaigrette (warm beets absorb more vinaigrette), 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Taste for seasonings.
• Place the arugula in a separate bowl and toss it with enough vinaigrette to moisten. Put the arugula on a serving platter and then arrange the beets, almonds, and goat cheese on top. Drizzle with additional vinaigrette, if desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve warm or at room temperature.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH CUMIN AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with foil.
• Clean the beets and place on the baking sheet. Roast for an hour or until tender with a fork. Cool, peel, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• To make the vinaigrette, puree one of the cooked beets with the lemon and orange juice, balsamic vinegar, the garlic, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and olive oil. This can be done a day in advance.
• Before serving, toss the beets with vinaigrette. Adjust seasonings to taste and garnish with cilantro.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH CUMIN AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Scrub the beets, and, keeping them whole with an inch or so of the bottoms still attached, place on the baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons of the oil, and roast for an hour, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Cool, peel, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• To make the vinaigrette, purée two-thirds of the cooked beets with the lemon and orange juice, the balsamic vinegar, the garlic, the cumin, the sweet paprika, the salt, the pepper, and the remaining olive oil. This can be done a day in advance.
• Just before serving, toss the rest of the beets with the vinaigrette. Adjust the seasonings and garnish with the cilantro or parsley. Serve alone or as one of several colorful salads, such as the red salade juive (see page 92) and the orange Tunisian carrot salad (see page 112).

ROASTED BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Place the beets, shallots and cumin seeds on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 24x12 in.). Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fold foil around beet mixture and seal tightly. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 45-55 minutes or until tender. Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape., In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, parsley, orange zest, honey, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in oil., Transfer beet mixture to a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds, goat cheese and parsley.