Beet And Tangerine Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Scrub beets and trim tops to 1 in. Place in a foil-lined 8-in. square baking pan. Cover and bake at 400° until tender, 50-60 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Peel and slice; transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper., Meanwhile, for dressing, in a small saucepan combine vinegar and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 7-10 minutes or until reduced by half. Stir in tangerine zest, salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature., For serving, arrange the tangerines, onion and beets on lettuce leaves. Drizzle with dressing; garnish with additional tangerine zest.

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• Toast nuts in a small pan over medium heat, 3 to 4 minutes, then let them cool.
• Combine chopped lettuce, beets, radishes, onion, celery and toasted walnuts in a shallow bowl. Place the preserves into a small bowl and whisk vinegar into it. Add poppy seeds to dressing if you are using them. Whisk extra-virgin olive oil into the dressing and season it with salt and pepper. Dress salad and toss to coat evenly then adjust salt and pepper to your taste.

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• In a large bowl, whisk together mandarin orange liquid, vinegar, oil, and mustard. Add beets and drained oranges to the large bowl and toss to coat with a rubber spatula. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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• In a serving dish, toss greens and nectarines with vinaigrette. Top with beets and cheese; serve immediately.

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• Dissolve the lime jello in the boiling water in a saucepan.
• Add the cold beet juice, grated onion, horseradish, salt and pepper, mixing thoroughly.
• Chill until slightly thickened to the consistency of egg whites.
• Fold in the diced beets and celery.
• Place into a large salad mold or into 8 individual molds.
• Chill for 2 hours or until set.
• Unmold to serve and top with a dollop of sour cream on each serving.

Steps:

• Scrub the beets well and cook them whole in plenty of hot water for about 20 minutes, or, until fork-tender. Add the stems and the leaves during the last 5-10 minutes of cooking. Remove the stems and leaves and reserve them for another recipe (see note, below) and cut the beets into small wedges.
• Prepare the rest of the salad ingredients. Shred the carrots, crumble the goat cheese and toast some hazelnuts. Set them all aside.
• Pour the olive oil and the rest of the ingredients for the dressing into a small jar with a lid. Shake the jar well until everything is thoroughly emulsified.
• Take a deep salad bowl and spread the arugula on the bottom and sides, then top with some of the tangerine discs. Top off with more arugula. Arrange the beets in the center of the salad and the shredded carrots around the beets. Place a few more tangerine discs in the center and then crumble the goat cheese all over the salad. Lastly, sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts over the entire salad.
• Shake the salad dressing one more time and drizzle it over the salad. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Place the bowl in the middle of the table and have everyone help themselves, perhaps with some more dressing on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425-degrees F.
• Prepare 2 parchment - lined pieces of foil - divide beets between the two pieces of parchment. Fold in half, crimping edges to seal. Place packets on a baking sheet and roast for 1 hour 20 minutes - 1 hour, 30 minutes or until beets are tender. Cool and then peel beets. Cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges or rounds.
• In a jar or bowl whisk together dressing ingredients (vinegar - sugar). Whisk in oil.
• Arrange greens and beets on a platter or in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with dressing and season with pepper. Toss.