Minted Beet Salad

"Beets and mint might seem to be an odd coupling, but it works surprisingly well. This salad is sweet yet refreshing."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
1hr 50mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
Advertisement

ingredients

  • 2 lbs beets, trimmed,leaving 1 inch of the stems intact,and scrubbed
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 12 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 12 tablespoons olive oil
  • 14 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed,spun dry,and shredded fine
  • soft-leafed lettuce, rinsed and spun dry,for lining the plates
Advertisement

directions

  • Wrap the beets together tightly in foil in 2 batches and roast them in the middle of a preheated 350°F.
  • oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until they are tender.
  • The beets may be roasted 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
  • Unwrap the beets carefully and let them cool until they can be handled.
  • Slip the skins off the beets, cut off the stems, and cut the beets into 1/4-inch pieces.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the vinegars, the sugar, and salt to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, until it is emulsified.
  • Add the beets to the bowl with two thirds of the mint and toss the salad until it is combined well.
  • Line 4 plates with the lettuce leaves, divide the beet mixture among them, and sprinkle each salad with some of the remaining mint.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. The blend of flavors is amazingly delicious. I cheated and cubed and boiled the beets rather than baking. It worked! I will make this again and again. Beautiful presentation. Would look great on a Christmas table. A+, thanks Geema!
     
  2. Wonderful salad. The roasted beets were super. I did add one eentsy-weentsy minced garlic clove to the dressing. A keeper!
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

<p>Life often interupts our comfortable routines in very unexpected ways and in the past three years I've certainly faced some challenges.&nbsp; As a health nut who ate mostly vegetarian I was beyond shocked to discover that I was diabetic.&nbsp;<img title=Yell src=../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-yell.gif border=0 alt=Yell /> I shouted and rebelled and cried.&nbsp; But the good news is that I can control my glucose levels simply by eating very low carb.&nbsp; What a complete turn around it was to&nbsp;pass up&nbsp;all my high carb vegetarian foods like grains, and veggies and embrace meat!&nbsp;<img title=Surprised src=../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-surprised.gif border=0 alt=Surprised /> I've adjusted to this limited diet and thanks to Zaar can eat a nice variety of healthful meals.</p> <p>&nbsp;The next challenge was a freakish fall I took while in New York with my daughter that left me paralyzed and in much pain. I thank God that I am so much better today after more than two years recovery, with total mobility and just some minor pain in my arms and hands.&nbsp; Cooking and communicating here was not really on my priority list.&nbsp; But, I am back in action and ready to cook, take photos, and enjoy this wonderful community of friends.<img title=Laughing src=../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif border=0 alt=Laughing /></p> <p>My husband and I continue to enjoy our grandchildren and being closely involved with their day to day activities.&nbsp; I am also the proud owner of a sweet grey and white cat who came to my door as a little kitten 6 months ago.&nbsp; Her name is Bonny and you can read her story here:&nbsp; <a href=http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ps/3/g7hopubcqxji7ub0y6fg target=_blank>http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ps/3/g7hopubcqxji7ub0y6fg</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;When I have time for myself, I love to do all things artistic...drawing, pastels, paper craft, scrapbooking, and most recently jewelry making.&nbsp; I have set up a website on ETSY ( shown on this page by my website)and you can go there and see my creations.<img title=Cool src=../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-cool.gif border=0 alt=Cool /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><br /><a href=http://photobucket.com target=_blank><img src=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/houdini6.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /></a> <br /><br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif alt= /></p>
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes