Golden Beet Salad

Culinary’s Golden Beet Salad

Ingredients  :

• 8 small golden beets, remove and reserve greens
• 1 orange
• ¼ shallot, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste

Rinse and dry beets. In bunches of 4, wrap beets in foil. Roast in 425°F oven for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, peel and segment 1 orange, squeezing excess juice into a bowl. To the orange juice add the shallots, mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, chives, salt and pepper. Removed roasted beets from oven, cool, peel and quarter. Toss beets with orange segments and vinaigrette. Plate on beet leaves.