Beet Salad with Tangerines
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This clever recipe uses sweet-tart tangerines two ways: Sections of fruit are tossed into the salad, and tangerine juice flavors the vinaigrette.


Beet Salad with Tangerines
John Kernick

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Servings: 8
Prep Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Related Categories: Appetizers, Beets, Healthy Cooking, Salad, Seasonal, Tangerines, Vegetables, Vegetable Salad, Vegetable Salad, Vegetarian, Winter
 
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Ingredients
  • 24 
    baby orange beets
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  • 2  tablespoons
    pine nuts
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  • 1/4  cup
    plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
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  • 8 
    tangerines
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  • 4 
    small shallots
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  • 3  tablespoons
    raspberry vinegar
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    Salt
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees . Put the beets in a roasting pan, cover with foil and bake them for about 1 hour, until they are tender. When they are cool enough to handle, peel and quarter the beets.
2.
In a pie plate, toss the pine nuts with 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil and toast them in the oven for about 3 minutes, until the pine nuts are golden brown.
3.
Using a sharp knife, peel the tangerines. Working over a medium bowl, slice in between the membranes to release the tangerine sections. Squeeze the juice from the membranes into a small bowl; you should have 1/2 cup.
4.
In another small bowl, toss the sliced shallots and raspberry vinegar with a pinch of salt and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the 1/2 cup of tangerine juice and the remaining 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and season the dressing with salt.
5.
Arrange the beets and tangerine sections on plates and drizzle with the dressing. Top with the toasted pine nuts and serve.

Make Ahead
The roasted beets can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.
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