beet salad with feta orange and mint

Desciption

from alfred portale author of simple pleasures. an easy, beautiful, nutritious and most importantly, delicious salad. an interesting blend of ingredients, none too salty or too sweet. an impressive dish in appearance alone.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 400f
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
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

Step 14

Total Time in Minute 105

Ingredients Count 10

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Ingredients

Beets

Olive oil

Coarse salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Orange juice

Balsamic vinegar

Oranges

Mint leaf

Shallots

Feta cheese

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