Best Carrot Cauliflower And Beet Salad With Orange Anise Dressing Recipes

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Scrub beets and trim tops to 1 in. Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake 50-60 minutes or until tender. Remove foil; cool completely. Peel beets and cut into wedges., In a small bowl, whisk oil, orange zest, orange juice, vinegar, honey, mustard, salt and pepper until blended; stir in 1 tablespoon tarragon. In a large bowl, combine spinach, salad greens and remaining tarragon. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss gently to coat., Transfer to a platter or divide among 12 salad plates. Top with orange sections and beets; sprinkle with cheese and walnuts. Serve immediately.

BEET AND CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• To make the salad, combine all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. To make the dressing, place all the dressing ingredients in a jar. Seal the lid and shake until well combined. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until well coated. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

ROASTED CARROT AND BEET SALAD WITH COUSCOUS AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Toss the carrots with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper on a rimmed baking sheet until evenly coated. Spread evenly and roast until tender and browned in spots, about 16 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the couscous and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then stir to combine. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer until couscous is tender and all the water has been absorbed, about 8 minutes. Stir in the parsley.
• Using a sharp knife (chef's or paring), cut both ends off the orange. Stand the orange on one end and cut away the peel and white pith, following the contour of the fruit. Working over a small bowl, carefully cut in between the membranes to remove the orange segments, letting them drop into the bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, oregano, honey, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl until smooth and combined. Slowly whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until emulsified. Toss in the beets, orange segments and roasted carrots until evenly dressed.
• To serve, spoon the couscous into a shallow serving bowl, then top with the salad. Sprinkle with the goat cheese and sunflower seeds.

SHREDDED CARROT AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk the orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, ginger, and salt together until thoroughly combined. Put the carrots in a mixing bowl, drizzle with half of the dressing, and toss until evenly coated. Place the carrots on one side of a shallow serving bowl. Put the beets in the mixing bowl, drizzle with the remaining dressing, and toss until evenly coated. Place the beets in the serving bowl next to the carrots for a beautiful contrast of red and orange. Top with the chopped mint before serving.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
• (per serving)
• Calories: 50
• Total Fat: 2.5g (0.4g saturated, 1.7g monounsaturated)
• Carbohydrates: 7g
• Protein: 1g
• Fiber: 2g
• Sodium: 195
• When it comes to antioxidants, including the carotenoids so prevalent in orange fruits and vegetables, experts pretty much sing the same song: Generally speaking, the right way to go is to cast a wide net instead of focusing on a single antioxidant. (This is their way of saying don't turn into a rabbit and consume so many carrots that you turn orange from a beta-carotene megadose.) Nutritionist Suzanne Dixon notes, "Individual, isolated carotenoids don't tend to provide a whole lot of benefit. You should get the whole food, preferentially. Getting a lot of different carotenoids in the diet, I believe, is a very, very good biomarker of general healthy eating behavior. Those people tend to do better in terms of disease risk across the board."

CARROT, CAULIFLOWER AND BEET SALAD WITH ORANGE-ANISE DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend first 4 ingredients in blender until aniseed is finely chopped, abut 1 minutes. Strain dressing into medium bowl, pressing hard on seeds in strainer; discard seeds. Whisk in orange peel and honey. Season with salt and pepper.
• Steam cauliflower until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. transfer to medium bowl. Steam carrots until tender but still bright in color, about 8 minutes. Transfer to another bowl. Steam beets until tender, adding more water to pot if needed, about 15 minutes. Transfer to another bowl. Cool all vegetables completely.
• Mix 1/2 cup dressing into cauliflower. Mix 1/4 cup dressing into beets. (Dressing and marinated vegetables can be made ahead. Cover separately and chill up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Rinse and dry beet greens. Arrange on platter as base for salad. Drain dressing from vegetables. Overlap carrots around edge of platter. Arrange cauliflower in ring within carrots. Mound beets in center. Drizzle with some of remaining dressing. Serve salad with pita breads and any remaining dressing.