Roasted Beet Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 lbs baby beets, scrubbed & trimmed
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 10 cups arugula, washed,droed & torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup chopped celery leaves
• 1 cup walnut pieces

Recipe

• 1 beets: form 2 sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil into a pouch; add beets, oil& seasonings& seal the pouch.
• 2 roast in a preheated 400f oven until fork tender, about an hour.
• 3 after the beets cool, slip off the skins& cut into 4 wedges (or more if the beets are larger).
• 4 dressing: whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.
• 5 salad: toss all ingredients& beets together in a large bowl.
• 6 stir in 1 cup of salad dressing& serve remainder on the side.