Creamy Roasted-Root Salad
- 2 large beets
- 1 large russet potato
- 2 large red potatoes
- 2 large parsnips
- 1 small red onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 6 tablespoons virgin olive oil
- 6 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 23 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 2 12 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- sea salt and freshly-ground pepper
- Pre-heat oven to 400F.
- Scrub all vegetables.
- Leaving skins on, cut root vegetables into large chunks of similar size, roughly the size of strawberries, smaller is okay for the parsnips.
- Keep potatoes, parsnips, and beets in separate bowls.
- The vegetables aren't combined until after they've been roasted.
- Coarsely chop garlic, set aside.
- Coarsely chop red onion, set aside.
- Using a mortar and pestle, gently grind dried oregano.
- Distribute garlic, onions, and oregano evenly among the chopped veggies.
- Drizzle 3 T of olive oil over potatoes, 2 T over beets, and one T over parsnips.
- Pour 3 tsp of balsamic vinegar over potatoes, 2 tsp over beets, and 1 tsp over parsnips.
- Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
- Toss each bowl separately and transfer veggies into roasting pans or dishes.
- The beets and parsnips can share a dish as long as they don't mingle too much.
- (I throw the potatoes into a 8in X 8in baking dish and then the beets and parsnips share a 3-qt baking dish, 3 dishes would work just as well.)
- All this separation keeps the flavors from influencing each other while roasting and yields a much better combination of distinct flavors in the final dish.
- Roast veggies in an oven pre-heated to 400F for about 55-65 minutes, turning veggies once at the half hour.
- Combine veggies in a large pyrex or stoneware mixing bowl and toss.
- Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a small mixing bowl combine greek yogurt, mustard, parsley and cilantro.
- Season with a pinch of sea salt.
- Pour dressing over vegetables and toss once more to coat entire salad evenly.
- Serve warm or chill in salad in the fridge for a few hours and serve cool.
beets, potato, red potatoes, parsnips, red onion, garlic, oregano, virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, yogurt, grainy mustard, parsley, cilantro, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamy-roasted-root-salad-462170 (may not work)