Best Golden And Long Beet Salad With Roquefort Recipes

Romaine and Roasted-Beet Salad with Creamy Roquefort Dressing image

Yield Makes 6 first-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

For dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 large shallot, minced
1 tablespoon Sherry wine vinegar
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/3 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese
3 tablespoons whipping cream
For salad
6 medium beets, tops trimmed
3 hearts of romaine lettuce, quartered lengthwise, ends left intact
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 watercress bunch, thick stems trimmed
3/4 cup walnut halves, toasted

Steps:

Make dressing:
Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Fold in Roquefort cheese and cream. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Make salad:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap beets tightly in foil. Bake until tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool beets; peel and cut each into wedges.
Arrange 2 lettuce quarters crosswise on each of 6 large plates. Surround lettuce on each plate with beet wedges. Top with some onion slices and watercress sprigs. Drizzle with dressing, sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

Golden Beet Salad image

Provided by Kurt Beecher Dammeier

Yield Serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 pounds golden beets, trimmed and rinsed
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon whole-grain or Dijon mustard
1 ounce spinach leaves or baby spinach, sliced (about 1 cup)
3 tablespoons toasted walnuts
1 ounce blue cheese, crumbled (1/4 cup)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Place the beets in a roasting pan and add water to a depth of 1/2 inch. Cover the pan with foil and bake until the beets are easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Set the beets aside until they are cool enough to handle. Peel and rinse off any pieces of skin. Slice the beets into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, and then cut them into 1/4-inch-thick sticks. Let the beets cool to room temperature.
Toss the beets with the rice vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add the olive oil and mustard and toss with the spinach. Garnish with the toasted walnuts and crumbled blue cheese.
Make Ahead: You can roast the beets up to 3 days in advance; toss them just before serving.