Warm Beet and Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese

Name: Warm Beet and Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 2 mediums beets, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick wedges; 2 carrots, diced; 1 cinnamon stick; 296 milliliters 1/2 pound French brown or green lentils; 1 large bunch frisee, torn, or 6 cups baby greens; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 113 grams log goat cheese; 59 milliliters hazelnuts, walnuts or pecans, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Juice of lemon; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 leeks, white and light-green parts only, halved lengthwise and chopped; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 510 grams center-cut skinless salmon fillets; 1 medium shallot, minced; 1 pinch Pinch of sugar; 1 bunch Swiss chard; 113 grams or thick-cut bacon, sliced; 1 Tbsp tomato paste

Warm Beet and Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your side dish collection. One serving contains 937 calories, 53g of protein, and 55g of fat. This recipe covers 61% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up center-cut salmon fillets, honey, hazelnuts, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 40

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Toss the beets with 3 tablespoons olive oil in a roasting pan and season with salt and pepper. Roast until tender, 30 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Beet

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Meanwhile, season the nuts with salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.

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Nuts

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Cut the goat cheese into 4 even rounds. Press the cut sides in the nuts and set aside. Warm the lentils in the microwave or in a saucepan and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Goat Cheese

Lentils

Nuts

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Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, 10 minutes, and transfer to paper towels with a slotted spoon.

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Bacon

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Add the shallot to the pan drippings and cook for 20 seconds.

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Shallot

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Remove from the heat; whisk in the vinegar and sugar.

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Sugar

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Remove the beets from the oven and warm the nut-crusted goat cheese on the hot roasting pan. Toss the frisee with the bacon and dressing and divide among bowls. Top the salads with beets, lentils and a round of goat cheese.

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Bacon

Beet

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Drizzle with more olive oil.

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Per serving: Calories 482; Fat 39 g (Saturated 12 g); Cholesterol 42 mg; Sodium 571 mg; Carbohydrate 19 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 15 g

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

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Add the leeks and carrots and cook until tender, 5 minutes.

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Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Increase the heat to high; add 4 cups water, the cinnamon stick and lentils. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-high, cover and simmer until tender, 20 minutes.

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Meanwhile, remove the Swiss chard stems; reserve 3 leaves and chop the rest.

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Place the whole leaves over the lentils, cover and wilt, 1 minute.

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Remove the chard and cover the lentils. Season the salmon with salt and pepper and wrap a wilted chard leaf around each fillet.

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Lentils

Salmon

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Wrap

Reserve about 1 cup lentils for another use. Stir the honey and lemon juice into the remaining lentils and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the chopped chard.

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Place the wrapped salmon on top of the lentils, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium-high heat until the fish is just cooked through, 6 minutes.

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