Red And Golden Beets

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb red beet
• 1 lb golden beets
• 1/2 cup shelled walnuts
• 2 blood oranges
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 orange, zest of, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 lb belgian endive

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 wash the beets and roast them, tightly covered, with 1/4 cup of water.
• 3 roast for 1 hour or until tender.
• 4 place the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven for about 5 minutes.
• 5 with a sharp knife, trim off the top and bottom of each orange.
• 6 pare of the rest of each peel, making sure to remove all pith.
• 7 slice the oranges into 1/4 inch rounds.
• 8 make a vinaigrette by mixing together the vinegar, orange juice, and zest.
• 9 stir in olive oil.
• 10 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 11 when the beets are cool enough to handle, peel them and slice into rounds.
• 12 toss the beets gently with the vinaigrette, and arrange the beets on a place with the orange slices and belgian endive leaves.
• 13 sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.