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Beet Salad with Carmody Cheese
Recipe courtesy Ryan Fancher, Chef de Cuisine, Barndiva, Healdsburg, California
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 15 min
- Prep:
- 30 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 45 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- VINAIGRETTE DRESSING:
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- SHERRY VINEGAR DRESSING:
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon walnut oil
- Pinch sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- GARNISH:
- Compressed watermelon, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1 heirloom apple, sliced
- 4 ounces Carmody cheese, sliced
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup mixed lettuce
- 1/2 cup baby arugula
- Lavender flower petals
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Wash the beets and wrap the red and yellow varieties separately in aluminium foil. Place on a baking tray and roast until tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
For the vinaigrette dressing: Place the white wine vinegar, shallots and mustard in a blender and pulse. Drizzle in the olive oil and blend until it's a smooth emulsion. Season with salt and pepper.
For the sherry vinegar dressing: Place the lemon juice, sherry vinegar and sugar in a blender and pulse. Drizzle in the olive and walnuts oils and blend until it's a smooth emulsion. Season with sea salt and pepper.
Remove the beets from the oven and allow to cool. Peel the beets and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Place the red and yellow beets in separate bowls.
Place the compressed watermelon in a third bowl. Drizzle the vinaigrette and/or sherry vinegar dressing over the beets and watermelon.
To serve, arrange 3 to 4 cubes of red and yellow beets on each plate, together with 3 to 4 cubes of compressed watermelon. Place alternating slices of apple and Carmody cheese between the cubes of watermelon and beets. Garnish with walnuts, mixed lettuce, baby arugula and lavender flower petals.
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