Spring Beet And Pea Salad
- 3 baby red beets, roots and stems removed
- 3 baby yellow beets, roots and stems removed
- 1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 2 blood oranges
- 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 cups torn curly-leaf lettuce
- 1/3 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/3 cup small fresh mint leaves
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives
- 3/4 cup shelled fresh or frozen green peas, thawed
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
- Wrap red beets loosely in foil. Wrap yellow beets loosely in foil. Place both packages in a roasting pan; roast at 375u0b0 for 45 minutes or until just tender. Cool completely. Peel beets, and cut into quarters; set aside.
- Combine milk, yogurt, and vinegar in a microwave-safe liquid measuring cup; microwave at HIGH for 3 minutes. Stir to form small curds. Strain through a sieve lined with a double layer of cheesecloth; let stand 5 minutes. Discard liquid. Set cheese mixture aside.
- Peel and section oranges over a bowl; squeeze membranes to extract juice. Set sections aside; reserve 2 tablespoons juice. Discard membranes.
- Combine blood orange juice, grapefruit juice, mustard, honey, and salt in a small bowl. Slowly pour in olive oil, stirring constantly with a whisk. Place half of juice mixture in a small bowl. Add yellow beets; toss well to coat. Divide yellow beets evenly among 6 small plates. Add red beets to bowl; toss well to coat. Divide red beets and orange sections among the plates.
- Place remaining juice mixture in a large bowl. Add lettuce and herbs to bowl; toss well to coat. Place about 3/4 cup lettuce mixture on each plate. Place about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture on each serving. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons peas.
baby red beets, yellow beets, milk, yogurt, cider vinegar, oranges, fresh grapefruit juice, mustard, honey, kosher salt, extravirgin olive oil, parsley, mint leaves, fresh chives, green peas
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spring-beet-pea-salad (may not work)