Author Notes
Some beautiful golden beets at the market inspired this recipe... —inpatskitchen
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Ingredients
- For the coffee glaze
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1/2 cup
brewed coffee
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1 tablespoon
plus two teaspoons balsamic vinegar
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3 tablespoons
honey
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon
Dijon mustard
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1/4
cup extra virgin olive oil
- For the salad
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6
medium golden beets with the greens attached (try to find beets with full greens)
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Olive oil
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3 to 4 ounces
crumbled feta cheese
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The previously made glaze
Directions
- For the coffee glaze
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In a small sauce pan combine the coffee,one tablespoon of the vinegar, the honey and the salt. Cook over medium heat until reduced by half.
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Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and whisk in the mustard, two teaspoons vinegar and the oil. Set aside.
- For the salad
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Cut the greens off the beets, wash and dry them and then refrigerate while you cook the beet roots. Wash the beet roots but don't peel them.
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Place the beet roots in a baking dish and drizzle with a little olive oil. Cover the dish and bake in a pre heated 375F oven for about one hour or until the beets are tender. Once cool enough to handle, peel the skin off the beets. (I use a small paring knife for this). Refrigerate the beets for a bit.
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Chop or tear the beet greens and place them on a serving platter. Slice the beet roots in rounds and scatter the slices over and around the greens.
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Scatter the feta cheese over the salad and drizzle with as much of the glaze as you like.
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NOTE: If your beet greens are sparse, fill in with another dark leafy one such as kale.
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