Roasted Beets With Sherry Shallot Vinaigrette Food

ROASTED BEETS AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place beets and shallots in a large bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss well, and transfer vegetables to a large roasting pan.
• Cover pan with foil, and place in oven. Bake until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and let stand until cool enough to handle. Peel beets and shallots, and cut beets into 1-inch pieces. Combine in a serving bowl. Add sherry vinegar, remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and toss well to combine. Serve immediately, or set aside until ready to serve.

SHERRY-SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, shallots and a generous pinch of salt in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream to make a smooth, slightly thick dressing. Whisk in a couple turns of freshly ground black pepper.

ROASTED BEETS WITH SHERRY SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and toss over beets.
• Allow to sit for 10 minutes
• Pour beets into an oven safe baking dish lined with aluminum foil.
• Bake beets for 30-40 minutes (or until fork tender), stirring every 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Serve room temperature or cool in covered container for up to a week.

WINTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH ROASTED BEETS AND SHALLOT SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Fit the beets snugly into a pie plate or casserole pan and pour in enough water to cover the beets by one-third. Scatter some salt over the top and cover tightly with tin foil. Bake until soft but not falling apart, 30 to 40 minutes, depending on size and density. Check them with a fork for doneness.
• Combine the lettuces in a salad bowl. The mix of the bitter radicchio and the heartier escarole is not only physically gorgeous, but it tastes great too!
• Cut the ends off both oranges, and then cut the peel off in a downward motion all the way around. Save the peels, as you will use the juice in them for the dressing. Thinly slice the oranges and toss into the lettuces.
• Let the beets cool before peeling. I like to cut them into quarters, and then slices from there because I like the look, but any reasonable bite-size slice works. Toss them into the salad.
• For the shallot sherry dressing: Put the shallots into a container with a tight-fitting lid so you can really shake it for all its worth-hand emulsifying, if you will.
• Add the sugar and a good pinch salt, followed by the olive oil, vinegar and any juice that you can squeeze out of the orange peels left over. Cover the container and really shake it so it becomes completely combined and cloudy. Taste for balance; you want it to be balanced between sweet and tart, so if it needs more salt or sugar, feel free to add it.
• Dress the salad, toss with (clean!!) hands, grind a couple of grinds of pepper over it and serve.

ROASTED MARINATED BEETS WITH VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place washed beets in a deep roasting pan. Fill pan halfway up the beets with water. Add vinegar, butter, honey, salt and pepper. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and roast for 2-3 hours, or until a knife goes easily into a beet's center. Remove from oven and remove beets from cooking liquid. Wearing gloves, peel off the exterior skin of the beets and dice.
• For the vinaigrette, place vinegar and honey in a bowl and whisk together. Add shallots and, while slowly whisking, add the grape-seed oil in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper and toss with the warm, peeled and diced beets.
• *The beets will be even better the second day.

RAW BEETS WITH SHERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Peel and grate 1 pound beets.
• Make a vinaigrette with 1 minced shallot, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar and chopped parsley or tarragon (really nice).
• Toss with the beets; taste, and adjust the seasoning.
• Garnish: Parsley

ROASTED BEETS WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine vinegar, oil, garlic, mustard and salt and pepper (to taste). Whisk and set aside.
• Peel beet. Slice beet into 1/4-inch slices. Lay slices out in baking pan. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper (to taste). Toss to coat.
• Bake beets for 20 minutes or until tender.
• Fan beet slices out on plate; top with dressing, basil and goat cheese.