roasted baby beets and blood orange salad

How To Make roasted baby beets and blood orange salad

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Step 2
  Leave root and 1 inch stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Cut an 18 x 12 inch sheet of foil. Place beets in the center of the foil. Gather the edges of foil to form a pouch; tightly seal edges. Place the pouch on a baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until tender. Cool 20 minutes. Trim off the beet roots; rub off skins. Cut the beets into quarters.
• Step 3
  Grate 1 teaspoon orange rind. Peel and section oranges over a large bowl; squeeze the membranes to extract the juice. Set sections aside; reserve 3 tabelspoons of juice. Discard the membranes. Combine the rind, juice vinegar, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Step 4
  Divide the greens evenly among 8 plates. Arrange beets and orange sections on top of the greens. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon of cheese and 1 1/2 teaspoons nuts. Drizzle each serving with about 2 teaspoons dressing.
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