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Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with Pistachios

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Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with PistachiosQuentin Bacon

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr

Cooks' notes:

Beets can be roasted and diced 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before using. • Molded beet salad (without mâche) can be assembled 45 minutes ahead and kept, covered, at cool room temperature.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 1/2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

3 large red beets (1 2/3 lb without greens)
2 large golden beets (1 lb without greens)
1/4 cup minced shallot
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup pistachio oil
4 oz soft mild goat cheese
3 tablespoons salted shelled pistachios (not dyed red), coarsely chopped
1 oz mâche (also called lamb's lettuce), trimmed (4 cups)

Special Equipment

a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter (without handle; at least 2 inches high)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F.

    Step 2

    Separately wrap red and golden beets tightly in double layers of foil and roast in middle of oven until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Unwrap beets.

    Step 3

    While beets are cooling slightly, whisk together shallot, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oil in a stream, whisking.

    Step 4

    When beets are cool enough to handle, slip off and discard skins. Separately cut red and golden beets into 1/4-inch dice and put in separate bowls. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons dressing to each bowl and toss to coat.

    Step 5

    Place cookie cutter in center of 1 of 8 salad plates. Put one eighth of red beets in cutter and pack down with your fingertips. Crumble 2 teaspoons goat cheese on top, then one eighth of golden beets, packing them down. Gently lift cutter up and away from stack. Make 7 more servings in same manner. Drizzle each plate with 1 teaspoon dressing and scatter with some pistachios.

  2. Step 6

    Toss mâche with just enough remaining dressing to coat and gently mound on top of beets. Serve immediately.

TagsSaladBeetRoot VegetableVegetableGoat CheeseCheeseDairyPistachioNutStarterDinnerGluten FreeVegetarianRoastGourmet
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