Winter Salad With Roasted Beets And Citrus Reduction Dressing

• 4 medium beets (red and golden)
• Cooking spray
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice (about 4 oranges)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cups torn Boston lettuce
• 2 cups trimmed watercress
• 2 cups torn radicchio
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled goat cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Leave root and 1-inch stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Place beets on a foil-lined jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat beets with cooking spray. Bake at 400u0b0 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until tender. Cool beets slightly. Trim off beet roots and stems; rub off skins. Cut beets into 1/2-inch-thick wedges.
3. Bring juice and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan; cook 10 minutes or until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Pour into a medium bowl; cool slightly. Add shallots, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add oil, stirring constantly with a whisk.
4. Combine lettuce, watercress, and radicchio. Sprinkle lettuce mixture with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; toss gently to combine. Arrange about 1 cup lettuce mixture on each of 8 salad plates. Divide beets evenly among salads. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon dressing over each salad; sprinkle each salad with 1 tablespoon cheese.
5. Wine note: White wine is usually a good bet with salad, but the earthy and robust flavors in Winter Salad with Roasted Beets and Citrus Reduction Dressing allow this hearty course to handle a lighter red wine, such as Irony Monterey Pinot Noir 2006 ($16). The wine's berry fruit goes well with goat cheese, and its earthy mushroom flavors are enhanced by roasted beets, while tart acidity on the finish matches the citrus. --Jeffery Lindenmuth
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beets, cooking spray, orange juice, sugar, shallots, white wine vinegar, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extravirgin olive oil, boston lettuce, trimmed watercress, torn radicchio, goat cheese

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