Roasted Beet Salad

• 12 lb beets, mixed red and candy-striped baby or 1 medium beet, stems trimmed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• salt and pepper

1. To prepare beets, preheat oven to 400.
2. Rinse beets.
3. Wrap colours seperately in foil, drizzle with olive oil and roast in middle of oven until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
4. Cool.
5. Peel beets and halve lengthwise.
6. If using medium beets, cut each half crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices, keeping colours seperate.
7. Whisk together shallot, orange zest, vinegar and olive oil.
8. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
9. Just before serving, toss beets together with dressing and chopped herbs.

beets, olive oil, shallot, red wine vinegar, freshly grated orange zest, extravirgin olive oil, parsley, chives, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roasted-beet-salad-420614 (may not work)