Roasted Baby Beets and Blood Orange Salad with Blue Cheese
Roasted Baby Beets and Blood Orange Salad with Blue Cheese might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 107 calories. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of baby greens, cheese, pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Leave root and 1 inch stem on beets; scrub with a brush.
Cut an 18 x 12-inch sheet of foil.
Place beets in center of foil. Gather edges of foil to form a pouch; tightly seal edges.
Place pouch on a baking sheet.
Bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until tender. Cool 20 minutes. Trim off beet roots; rub off skins.
Grate 1 teaspoon orange rind. Peel and section oranges over a large bowl; squeeze membranes to extract juice. Set sections aside; reserve 3 tablespoons juice. Discard membranes.
Combine rind, juice, vinegar, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
Divide greens evenly among 8 plates. Arrange beets and orange sections on top of greens.
Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1 1/2 teaspoons nuts.
Drizzle each serving with about 2 teaspoons dressing.