BEET SALAD WITH RICOTTA SALATA AND BLACK OLIVE CROUTONS
Provided by Barbara Lynch
Categories Salad Cheese Leafy Green Olive Vegetable Side Roast Vegetarian Beet Fall Healthy Gourmet Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make croutons:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
- Stir together olive paste, oil, and a pinch of pepper in a bowl, then add bread, gently tossing to coat. Spread bread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and toast, stirring once, until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack, then transfer to a small bowl.
- Roast beets for salad:
- Increase oven temperature to 425°F.
- Wrap beets tightly in double layers of foil in 4 bundles (about 10 beets each) and roast until tender, about 1 hour.
- Carefully unwrap beets and, when cool enough to handle, slip off and discard skins. Trim beets and halve lengthwise.
- Make vinaigrette while beets cool:
- Whisk together shallot, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, and salt in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified. Season with pepper.
- Assemble salad:
- Toss beets with 1/4 cup vinaigrette in a bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Divide beets among 8 plates and top with frisée. Drizzle frisée with remaining vinaigrette and sprinkle croutons on top. Shave thin slices of ricotta salata over each salad using a cheese plane or a vegetable peeler.
KALE AND RICOTTA SALATA SALAD
This sharp and refreshing salad takes only minutes to put together but is a crowd-pleaser of the first order. This dish would be equally at home at a potluck or as a first course at a dinner party, and no one has to know that you didn't work for hours on it.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories dinner, lunch, quick, salads and dressings
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Trim the leaves of the kale above where the stems become thick. (You're going to eat this raw; steam the stems for another use if you like.) Stack the leaves in a pile, roll them like a cigar, and slice it thin crosswise.
- Mix together the shallot, lemon juice, salt (go easy on this at first since the cheese is salty), and oil; taste and add more oil if you like.
- Toss the dressing with the kale and ricotta salata, taste and adjust seasoning, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 268, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 362 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
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