Green leaf lettuce with roasted beets, cabbage and radishes with red wine vinaigrette
Laura Kenny and Joanne Neft
Co-authors, Placer County Real Food From Farmers Markets
Ingredients
2 bunches beets, tops removed
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 heads green leaf lettuce, torn
1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced
1 watermelon radish, peeled and thinly sliced
Red wine vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss beets with olive oil. Place on a sheet tray with 1/2 cup water and roast until tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. When cool, peel and slice. Combine with lettuce, cabbage and radish.
To make vinaigrette, whisk together 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup olive oil, juice of 1 lemon and salt and pepper, to taste. Toss vinaigrette with salad before serving.
Serves 8