Summer Farmer's Market Salad
- 5 beets, greens removed
- 1 quart peas, in the hull
- 2 flour tortillas
- corn oil
- 2 fresh scallions
- 1 head lettuce
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 lime
- 2 oranges
- 12 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Tabasco sauce
- 2 ounces fresh goat cheese
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Wrap beets in foil and roast in middle of oven until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Slough skins off of beets and dice.
- Meanwhile, hull peas, discarding hulls.
- Rinse peas well and then steam until bright green, about 5 minutes.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Heat corn oil in a wide skillet until water flicked into it sizzles.
- Cut the tortillas in half and then slice them into strips.
- When the oil is hot, fry the tortilla strips in batches, turning occasionally.
- When they are golden, remove them to paper towels to drain.
- Season with salt and pepper and leave at room temperature.
- Allow oil to cool completely and then discard.
- Slice scallions, both white and green parts, and chill.
- Wash and spin lettuce.
- When dry, tear into bite size pieces and keep cold.
- Peel and mince garlic into a 1 cup container.
- Juice the lime and one of the oranges and add juice to garlic.
- Add olive oil to near the 1 cup line and whisk until well blended.
- N.B.
- Put the whisk in the container and roll the handle between your hands as if you were warming them before a fire.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, and Tabasco or other spicy seasoning.
- Chill.
- Peel and section the remaining orange, cutting away any pith or clinging skin.
- Cut each section into thirds or into a dice to match the beets.
- Assemble in a large salad bowl, adding the lettuce, the beets, the bright green peas, the scallions, and the sectioned orange.
- (Hope's note: we also had some leftover refrigerated grilled garlic scapes that I sliced like the scallion).
- Crumble the goat cheese over (omit for vegans) and top with tortilla crisps.
- Serve with citrus vinaigrette.
beets, peas, flour tortillas, corn oil, fresh scallions, head lettuce, garlic, lime, oranges, olive oil, salt, tabasco sauce, goat cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-farmers-market-salad-502783 (may not work)