Roasted Beet Salad With Orange Citrus Vinaigrette And Goat

• Roasted Beet Salad
• 6 small golden beets, scrubbed, tops off, halved or quartered
• 6 small red beets, scrubbed, tops off, havled or quartered
• 1/2 orange in parts (or mandarin orange 1/2 cup)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar
• 1/2 cup goat cheese (or blue cheese or feta)
• 1 bunch choice of lettuce (ex: butter lettuce, arugula, mache, romaine)
• Orange Citrus Viniagrette adapted from Allrecipes.com
• 2/3 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or cilantro (optional)
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon honey or agave

1. To Roast the Beets:rnPre-heat oven to 425. Mix beets with oil, salt, and sugar cane. Spread on parchment paper lined baking sheet and roast for about 45 minutes. Rotate after 25 minutes to make sure they roast evenly. Roast until they are soft to a fork poke.
2. Lay a bed of lettuce in a large bowl or serving plate and scatter orange pieces, goat cheese and beets on top and drizzle with Orange Citrus Vinaigrette
3. Instructions for Orange Citrus VinaigretternWhisk together the vinegar, orange juice, oil, mustard, garlic, mint or cilantro if using, and honey in a bowl or put in a jar and shake; store in refrigerator.
4. *additional toppings: sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, toasted or candied pecans or walnuts!rnHave fun and make it your own! You can use any other vinaigrette you like if you don't want to make your own!

salad, golden beets, red beets, orange, olive oil, salt, cane sugar, goat cheese, butter, viniagrette, rice wine vinegar, orange juice, olive oil, fresh mint, mustard, garlic, honey

Taken from food52.com/recipes/17343-roasted-beet-salad-with-orange-citrus-vinaigrette-and-goat (may not work)