Red Lettuce and Roasted Beet Salad With Walnuts and Blue Cheese
- 10 baby beets, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 5 tablespoons toasted walnut oil, divided
- 2 cups cubed whole grain bread
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 14 cup shallot, chopped
- 8 cups mixed salad greens, see note
- 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- 12 cup walnuts
- Note: Lettuces: lolla rossa, red butter lettuce, red belgin endive and or radicchio leaves.
- The more variety?
- The better the taste.
- Preheat oven to 375F Arrange beets in center of sheet of foil.
- Drizzle with oil and enclose in foil.
- Roast one hour or until beets are tender then cool, peel and quarter.
- Heat 2 tbsp walnut oil in skillet over med heat.
- Add bread, and saute 4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Transfer to plate to cool.
- Combine remaining 3 tbsp walnuts, oil, vinegar and shallots in small bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss beets with half of the dressing in small bowl.
- Toss greens with remaining dressing in large bowl.
- Sprinkle salad with croutons and blue cheese.
- Mound beets in center of greens Sprinkle with walnuts.
- Serve.
baby beets, vegetable oil, toasted walnut oil, bread, red wine vinegar, shallot, mixed salad greens, blue cheese, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-lettuce-and-roasted-beet-salad-with-walnuts-and-blue-cheese-207160 (may not work)