Beet Citrus Salad with Kale and Pistachios
2014-02-19 18:06:55
Serves 8
A delicious fresh and colorful salad!
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Ingredients
- 6 - 10 beets (about 4 to 5 pounds), a mix of red, pink, and golden
- 2 - 3 blood oranges (or cara cara or navel oranges or a mixture)
- 1 bunch of kale (lacinato or dinosaur kale if available), center ribs removed, leaves thinly sliced
- 1 cup roasted pistachios, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- 3 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 6 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar (or unseasoned rice vinegar plus 2 teaspoons of sugar)
- Zest of one orange
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 Tbsp capers, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and quarter beets, leaving the skin on. Cook the beets separately by color (otherwise the red beets will run into the the orange, turning the orange beets red). Place each batch of beets in a pot and cover with water by about an inch. Add a couple teaspoons of salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer until you can just pierce easily with a fork, 25 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the beets. Drain. Let cool. Rub the skins off.
- Alternatively you can roast the beets whole, covered in foil, at 400°F for an hour, or until done, then cool and peel. See our roasted beets recipe.
- While the beets are cooking, prepare the dressing and prep the rest of the ingredients. Place all of the dressing ingredients into a jar, cover and shake until well blended.
- Cut the beets into 1/2-inch to 1-inch pieces. Separate by color and place in separate bowls and toss with a little of the dressing (use about a third of the dressing). Chill for an hour or up to two days.
- 15 minutes to an hour or two before serving, place the thinly sliced kale in a serving bowl. Sprinkle half of the remaining dressing over the sliced kale and toss to lightly coat the leaves.
- To serve, either create a composed salad by placing the beets, citrus, mint, parsley, over the kale, sprinkling with the chopped roasted pistachios, and drizzling with the remaining dressing, OR toss everything together, sprinkling with with pistachios at the end.
Notes
- The more varieties that you include of citrus and beets in this salad, will create a beautiful array of color and flavor.
Adapted from Simply Recipes
Adapted from Simply Recipes
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