JIM'S SUMMER SALAD

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Categories Salad Vegetable Roast Lunch Healthy

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 45

Ingredients

Orange and/or Lemon Vinaigrette:
4 tbsp Meyer lemon juice (or a mix of orange juice and lemon juice)
1 tsp honey
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp orange zest
1/4 tsp salt
Vinaigrette
1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1/4 cup minced shallots
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 small garlic clove, peeled
1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pesto
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 bunch fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 bunch fresh chives, coarsely chopped (about 1/3 cup)
1/4 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon chopped seeded jalapeño chile
1 small garlic clove, peeled
1 teaspoon (scant) coarse kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Curry-Mustard Dressing (For Jim's Summer Salad)
1/4 C red wine vinegar
2 t fresh lemon juice
2 t soy sauce
1 t sugar
1 t Dijon mustard
1/2 t curry powder
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2/3 c olive oil
Will hold 1 day in refrigerator
JIM'S SUMMER SALAD
1 package of mixed baby greens
1 package of spicy herb greens (Trader Joe's-may not be the exact name. If unavailable another package of baby greens or a mixture of mizuna, arugala, raddichio, et.)
1 bunch of beets
1 generous handful of raisins
1 generous handful of toasted sliced almonds
1 red onion, chopped. Size of onion to your taste.
1/2 C black olives roughly chopped in fairly large pieces (standard old black olives, not kalamata)
1 15 oz. can of Mandarin orange slices, drained and rinsed to free them of syrup. (May substitute blood oranges, tangerines, etc.)

Steps:

Wash beets and remove tops (which may be chopped and added to the salad or saved for another purpose). Cut off root extension and dry beets. Rub beets with olive oil and roast at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes or until a knife blade easily pierces them. Remove from oven, skin, and chop to about 1/2 inch pieces or size you prefer. Turn off oven. Check to see if you've turned off oven. Toss greens, chopped onion and chopped beets together. Olives may be tossed or used as topping. If olives were not tossed, sprinkle them across top of salad. Then sprinkle raisins, then sprinkle almonds. Check to see if you turned off the oven. Arrange orange slices around edge of salad bowl. Don't waste energy or burn down the house. Check to see if you turned off the oven. Dress before tossing or serve in ladle with salad.