Mixed Greens with Roasted Beets and Garlic

Name: Mixed Greens with Roasted Beets and Garlic
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 beets, red, orange or yellow (or mixed); 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 177 milliliters extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 8 cloves garlic, peeled; 113 grams crumbled goat cheese; 1 liters mixed salad greens; 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 small minced shallot; 79 milliliters sherry vinegar

Mixed Greens with Roasted Beets and Garlic might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 598 calories, 8g of protein, and 59g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up beets, sherry vinegar, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Peel beets and cut into 8 wedges or thick slices. Toss beets and garlic with olive oil and spread on a aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Roast in the oven until browned and tender, about 45 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic (remove garlic earlier as it begins to brown).

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Olive Oil

Garlic

Spread

Beet

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil; set aside.Saut shallots in 1 tablespoon olive oil until translucent.

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Olive Oil

Shallot

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Transfer to a blender and add remaining ingredients for the dressing; puree. In a large bowl, toss the salad greens with some dressing (youll have more than you need). To serve, mound some dressed greens on a salad plate; add some roasted beets and garlic and top with some toasted pine nuts and goat cheese. Offer cracked pepper table side.Note: If you hate goat cheese like my husband, try used shaved Parmigiano Reggiano just make sure to get a high quality piece of cheese.

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Parmigiano Reggiano