Roasted Beet Salad

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb beets, mixed red and candy-striped baby or 1 medium beet, stems trimmed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 to prepare beets, preheat oven to 400. rinse beets. wrap colours seperately in foil, drizzle with olive oil and roast in middle of oven until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 2 cool. peel beets and halve lengthwise. if using medium beets, cut each half crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices, keeping colours seperate.
• 3 whisk together shallot, orange zest, vinegar and olive oil. season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. just before serving, toss beets together with dressing and chopped herbs.