Endive And Beet Salad Recipes

ROASTED BEET AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450F.
• Line a baking dish with tin foil. Wash beets and trim the leaves/stems back (leaving an inch or two) if your beet has any. Don't trim the tails as you'll lose juice (and thus flavor) while roasting.
• Add beets to the foil-lined baking dish and then cover with tin foil. Roast for at least 45 minutes. Check if beets are done by inserting a skewer. If it slides in easily (through the beet's centre), they're done.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Peel beets (I used a knife). Cut beets into 1/4 inch slices and then cut the slices smaller if desired.
• While the beets are cooking, prepare the dressing. Chop the basil and mint and mince the garlic. Add basil, mint, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper to the Greek yogurt.
• You can plate this in two ways. 1) Just before you're ready to serve, cut the bottom of the endive off then carefully take the leaves off. Line the leaves with the yogurt dressing and then arrange pieces of beets as desired. 2) Roughly chop the endive and toss it with beets and the yogurt dressing. Garnish either method with fresh lemon zest if desired. Serve immediately.

BEET, AVOCADO AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Put on a pair of rubber gloves and slice the beets into thin rounds on a mandoline. Stack the rounds and then slice them into thin strips (aka julienne). Place the julienned beets on a paper-towel-lined plate. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Remove 8 leaves from each endive, and reserve. Slice the remaining endives 1/2 inch thick. Combine the sliced endives, radishes and avocado in a large bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add half of the dressing and toss to coat.
• In a second bowl, add the julienned beets and pour over the remaining dressing. Toss to coat.
• Set up 4 salad plates. Arrange 4 of the reserved endive leaves on each plate, with the stem ends pointed toward the center. Top each leaf with some of the avocado-endive mixture and then with some of the beets. Serve immediately.

BEET AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk oil and vinegar to blend in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
• Boil beets in medium pot of salted water until tender, about 30 minutes. Cool beets slightly. Peel beets and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Meanwhile, arrange endive on platter. Cut 1 tomato into 8 wedges and space evenly around edge of salad. Cut remaining tomato into 1/2-inch cubes. Mound tomato cubes and beet cubes in center of endive. Sprinkle capers, then grated eggs over center. Spoon enough dressing over salad to coat well.

BEET AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH GARLIC AND HERB VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place a large sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Place the beets on top, drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt, then fold the long and short edges of the aluminum foil up to the middle and roll together, making a packet with the beets inside. Put in the oven and roast until fork-tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (Can be done a day or two ahead of time.) Allow to cool, then slip the skins from the beets, trim the ends, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Set aside.
• Quarter the endives lengthwise, then slice crosswise into 1/2-inch thick moons. Combine the beets and endive in a salad bowl and toss with the vinaigrette. Season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve immediately.
• In a small glass bowl, melt the salt in the vinegar, then add the pepper, shallot, garlic, mustard, and herbs and combine well. Whisk in the olive oil in slow, steady stream until the dressing is thickened. Alternately, place all ingredients in a glass jar, close the lid, and shake vigorously.

BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Coat beets lightly with oil and roast for approximately 45 minutes, or until tender. Allow to cool thoroughly, then peel and dice.
• For the dressing, place lemon, vinegar, honey, mustard, and thyme in a blender. While blender is running, gradually add 1/2 cup of oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place spring lettuce mix in a salad bowl, pour desired amount of dressing over greens, and toss to coat.
• Rinse endive, tear off whole leaves, and pat dry. Arrange 3 leaves on each plate. Divide dressed salad greens among them, and top with diced beets and feta cheese.

ENDIVE SALAD WITH BEETS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the tops off the beets and set them aside. Bake the beets in their skins until tender (about one hour). Remove from the oven, cool and peel.
• Meanwhile, slice the endive leaves longways and arrange them in a fan-like circle on a round platter. Chop the beet leaves and saute them in olive oil until wilted. Season with salt and pepper and mound them in the center when cooled. Chop the beets and place them in a circle around the greens.
• Crumble the blue cheese and sprinkle it over the endive leaves. Sprinkle on the walnuts and the parsley.
• Combine the ingredients for the salad dressing in a small bowl. Season to taste, remove the garlic, pour the dressing over the vegetables and serve.

PICKLED BEET AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• To prepare the vinaigrette: Place the shallots and sherry wine vinegar in a small bowl and slowly whisk in the canola and olive oils. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To prepare the beets: Peel the beets and place in a small saucepan with salted water. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain the beets and cool slightly. Julienne the beets and place them in a medium bowl with the pickling juice for 2 hours. Drain, discarding the pickling juice. Toss with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To prepare the salad: In a large bowl, toss the endive, pear, goat cheese, and walnuts with the remaining vinaigrette and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the salad in the center of a large platter and top with the beets. Top with freshly ground black pepper.

BEET, ENDIVE, AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place beets in an 8-by-8-inch baking pan coated with olive-oil cooking spray; cover with foil. Place in oven; roast until tender, 45 to 55 minutes, depending on size. Allow beets to cool, remove skins, and cut into 3/4-inch chunks, reserving half a peeled beet for vinaigrette.
• Using a paring knife, remove peel, pith, and outer membranes from the oranges. Carefully cut each segment away from membranes, collecting juice and segments in a bowl. Squeeze any remaining juice from membranes before discarding. Drain segments, and set aside, reserving 1/4 cup juice.
• Place reserved half beet, reserved orange juice, red-wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a blender; puree until smooth. With motor running, add canola oil, and process until combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons chopped parsley.
• Place lettuce, endive, reserved beets, oranges, and remaining parsley in a bowl. Just before serving, add vinaigrette, and toss. Garnish with ricotta salata, and serve.

ENDIVE AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Trim the tops from the beets, leaving an inch of stalk. Place the beets in the oven on a rack and bake for one-and-a-half to two hours, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
• When the beets are cool enough to handle, flip off the skins. Cut the beets into half-inch pieces and place them in a bowl.
• Combine the mustard, vinegar and walnut oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss the beets in three-quarters of the dressing.
• Cut four quarter-inch slices off the bottom of the endives. Cut the slices in half vertically and add them to the beets.
• Arrange the endive leaves in a circle around the rim of a large plate and pour the remaining dressing on top. Place the beet mixture in the middle and sprinkle with walnuts and chives.

ENDIVE, BEET AND RED-ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Place the beets in a saucepan and add water to cover with salt. Bring to a boil until the beets are tender, about 30 minutes, depending on the size or age of the beets. Drain and let cool. Remove the skins and slice the beets.
• Trim off the bottom of the endives and cut them into 1 1/2-inch length strips. Drop the pieces into cold water. Drain and pat dry.
• Peel and slice the onion.
• Combine the mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a salad bowl. Add the oil and blend well with a wire whisk. Add the beets, endive, onion and parsley. Toss well and serve.