Roasted Baby Beets and Arugula Salad with Lemon Gorgonzola Vinaigrette

Roasted Baby Beets and Arugula Salad with Lemon Gorgonzola Vinaigrette is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. One serving contains 385 calories, 11g of protein, and 28g of fat. For $1.98 per serving, this recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of lemon juice, baby beets, garlic clove, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. 6 people were glad they tried this recipe. Not a lot of people really liked this side dish. It is brought to you by Epicurious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 82%, this dish is excellent. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Roasted Baby Beets And Arugula Salad With Lemon-gorgonzola Vina, Roasted Beets with Baby Arugulan and Crottin de Chavignol, and Roasted Beets and Baby Greens with Corinader Vinaigrette and Cilantro Pesto.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 75 minutes

 

Ingredients:

8 ounces baby arugula (about 12 cups)

24 baby beets, trimmed, scrubbed

2 cups roughly torn bite-size pieces French bread

1/4 cup assorted chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, basil, and rosemary)

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces)

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

oven

frying pan

slotted spoon

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

Preparation Place lemon juice and vinegar in small bowl. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup oil. Stir in cheese. Season with salt and pepper. (Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat remaining 1/3 cup oil in medium ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add bread pieces; toss to coat. Add herbs and garlic; toss to coat. Sauté until bread is crisp, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer croutons to plate in single layer. Cool. Add beets to same skillet, tossing to coat with any remaining herbs and oil. Cover skillet with foil and transfer to oven. Roast until beets are tender, about 45 minutes. Cool beets. Peel, if desired; cut in half. Toss arugula with 1/2 cup dressing in large wide bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with beets and croutons and serve. Test-kitchen tip: After being roasted, baby beets peel easily, but the skins are perfectly edible if you choose to leave them on.

 

Step by step:


1. Place lemon juice and vinegar in small bowl. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup oil. Stir in cheese. Season with salt and pepper. (Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

2. Preheat oven to 375°F.

3. Heat remaining 1/3 cup oil in medium ovenproof skillet over medium heat.

4. Add bread pieces; toss to coat.

5. Add herbs and garlic; toss to coat. Sauté until bread is crisp, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer croutons to plate in single layer. Cool.

6. Add beets to same skillet, tossing to coat with any remaining herbs and oil. Cover skillet with foil and transfer to oven. Roast until beets are tender, about 45 minutes. Cool beets. Peel, if desired; cut in half.

7. Toss arugula with 1/2 cup dressing in large wide bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with beets and croutons and serve.


Test-kitchen tip

1. After being roasted, baby beets peel easily, but the skins are perfectly edible if you choose to leave them on.


Nutrition Information:

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523k Calories
16g Protein
26g Total Fat
57g Carbs
26% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
523k
26%

Fat
26g
41%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
57g
19%

  Sugar
17g
19%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
813mg
35%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
16g
32%

Vitamin K
99µg
95%

Manganese
1mg
81%

Folate
297µg
74%

Selenium
26µg
38%

Fiber
8g
35%

Calcium
304mg
30%

Vitamin B1
0.45mg
30%

Phosphorus
283mg
28%

Vitamin B3
5mg
28%

Iron
5mg
28%

Vitamin A
1360IU
27%

Vitamin C
21mg
26%

Potassium
899mg
26%

Magnesium
99mg
25%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
20%

Zinc
2mg
15%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.27mg
13%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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