Name: Roasted Beet & Nectarine Salad
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Salt, to taste; Freshly squeezed juice and zest of 1 lime; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 3 nectarines, peeled, pitted and cut in ¼-inch (6-mm) slices; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small red onion, diced; freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Silk Road Vegetarian

By Dahlia Abraham-Klein

Published 2014

About

This is what I call a sustainable salad. It makes use of the beets and their greens. The nectarines complement the beets sweetly and the lime dressing really brings out the flavors of this lovely salad. Roasting the beets in foil means you can skip all the mess that comes with boiling them, including the red stains on the pots.

Ingredients

Salad

6 beets with greens attached
3 nectarines, peeled, pitted and cut in ¼-inch (6-mm) slices
1 small red onion, diced

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Cut the greens from the beets. Remove and discard the stems. Chop the leaves coarsely and set them aside. Wrap each beet in foil. Place the beets directly on the oven rack and

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