Roasted Beet And Goat Cheese Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large beets, unpeeled
• 2 cups red leaf lettuce or 2 cups green lettuce leaves, washed and torn into bit size pieces
• 1/4 cup goat cheese
• 2 teaspoons minced shallots
• 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 wrap beets in aluminum foil, and roast until tender, about 1 hour.
• 3 let the beets cool a bit, and then peel the skins while they are still a bit warm.
• 4 using a mandoline, or very sharp knife, cut beets into paper thin slices.
• 5 for the vinaigrette, place all the ingredients into a bowl or blender, and whisk or blend until well combined.
• 6 toss the beets with half of the vinaigrette.
• 7 toss the greens with the remaining vinaigrette.
• 8 arrange the greens on a serving plate or bowl, and top with the beet slices.
• 9 crumble the goat cheese over top the salad, and serve.