Beet, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad with Dijon-Honey Dressing
- 6 medium beets, trimmed
- 1 large English hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
- 1/2 sweet onion (such as Maui or Vidalia), halved lengthwise, thinly sliced
- 4 teaspoons honey
- 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup corn oil
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Wrap each beet in foil, enclosing completely.
- Place on rack in oven and bake until beets are tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Cool in foil.
- Peel beets, then cut each into 6 slices.
- Arrange beets, slightly overlapping, on half of large platter.
- Arrange cucumber slices on other half.
- Scatter onion in center.
- (Can be made 4 hours ahead; chill.)
- Whisk honey, vinegar, and mustard in small bowl to blend.
- Gradually whisk in oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle over vegetables.
beets, hothouse cucumber, sweet onion, honey, apple cider vinegar, mustard, corn oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beet-cucumber-and-sweet-onion-salad-with-dijon-honey-dressing-106820 (may not work)