Roasted Beet Salad with Orange and Avocado
Ingredients
- 7-8 small fresh beets
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Fresh black pepper
- ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar or Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Messina Hof Orange Muscat Mistella
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¾ cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 avocado peeled, deseeded and cut into slices
- 2 oranges, segmented
- 1 handful toasted nuts of your choosing
Instructions
- Trim the beet green from the top of the beets
- (these can be cooked separately for a nutritious green)
- Wash the beets well
- Place in a roasting pan seasoned with salt and pepper
- Drizzle with olive oil, pour a cup of water in the pan
- Cover with foil and roast for 45 minutes - 1 hour
- (until a knife inserted in beet goes in smoothly)
- Cool and peel the beets, cut them into quarters
For the vinaigrette
- Whisk together all of the ingredients in the second section
- Now arrange the beets, avocado and orange segments as you like on a plate
- Drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with toasted nuts
Notes
Inspired by Executive Chef Chris Shepley of The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce in his recipes. He conducts Cooking Parties with the Chef on the third Sunday of each month at Messina Hof Winery.
The Vintage House Restaurant features vineyard cuisine and locally grown fresh from the garden produce.