Week Seven - Beets!

I tried to come up with a word like "Beet-a-palooza" or "Beet-o-ganza" but decided, not unlike a 1950s horror movie, all beets (!) really need is an exclamation point and a great font. 

 

Two batches of beets (!) and some lovely onions always equals Margaret's Beet Salad to me... here's something like her recipe, which I think started off as an Epicurious posting, maybe this one.

Here's my mod...

Margaret's Beet (!) Salad

Many beets (!), roasted skinned and cut into chunks.
Half the volume of beets in oranges, peeled, sections cut into halves or thirds.
Feta cheese (to taste)
Fennel (about half a bulb, diced fine)
Onions (sweet or shallots) diced fine
Orange juice
Balsamic vinegar (or white)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Toss beets (!), oranges, onions, and fennel in a bowl. Crumble feta over.

Whisk about 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1/4 cup each of vinegar and olive oil. Add to beet (!) mixture. 

Season to taste. Serve over arugula or another bitter green. I have a rocket arugula that is holding on despite the crazy heat and continues to give me a handful or so or wonderfully peppery leaves every week.

This is fabulous when the beets (!) are warm and equally yummy served cold the next day.

Also your cutting board looks like a scene from a low budget horror movie, so be sure and take some photos as you prep the beets. 

Kat