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Composed Roasted Beet Salad

Composed Roasted Beet Salad

This is a great time of year to sample the savory sweetness of yellow beets. Roasting beets intensifies their surprising sweetness, a palate-pleasing contrast to the greens in this recipe. The bold flavors in this salad need just olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dress it, but you’ll need to bypass imposters and source true aceto balsamico from Italy—see the Healthy Ingredient Spotlight in my newsletter.

Ingredients

  • 4 large yellow beets
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided use, plus more for drizzling
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar from Modena, plus more for drizzling
  • 4 cups assorted salad greens
  • 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings
  • 1 ounce chopped hazelnuts

Directions

Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper. Trim the beets but don’t peel them, and cut into quarters. Transfer to the sheet pan and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roast until tender, up to one hour. Out of the oven, roll up the beets in the parchment paper and allow them to sit for 10 minutes; this makes it easy to now take off the peels. Toss them with the rest of the olive oil and the tablespoon of vinegar. Divide the greens among four plates and top with equal amounts of beets, cheese shavings, and hazelnuts. Drizzle with more olive oil and vinegar.

Yields 4 servings