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Beet Watercress Orange Salad

Roasted beets marinated overnight in a bright orange-mustard dressing, tossed with watercress and orange segments. Toasted sliced almonds go over the top for crunch.

salad · vegan

Ingredients

Main

  • 6 piece beets, unpeeled, trimmed, roasted; about 1 1/2 pounds
  • 2 piece orange
  • 2 bunch watercress, tough stems removed
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted

Dressing

  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 tablespoon orange juice
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 400°
  2. Wrap beets in foil roast for 1 - 1 1/2 hours (or cook beets in boiling water for 40 mins) until tender. - Let cool - rub off skins & slice
  3. Whisk dressing ingredients & pour over beets - wrap in plastic wrap & allow to marinate for 1 day.
  4. Carefully remove peel & pith from oranges
  5. Remove tough stems from watercress
  6. Toss ingredients together top w/ almonds.

Notes

Beets marinate in the dressing for 1 day before the salad is assembled.