Mixed Greens with Beets and Garlic Croutons
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Mesclun (MEHS-kluhn) is a salad or gourmet mix of tender small greens that include arugula, oak leaf, radicchio, sorrel, and a variety of greens depending on seasonal availability. Find it bagged or packaged in supermarket produce aisles.


Mixed Greens with Beets and Garlic Croutons

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Servings: Makes 8 servings.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Related Categories: Beets, Green Salad
 
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Ingredients
  • 4  medium
    beets (about 1 pound) or one 16-ounce can thin beet strips, rinsed and drained
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  • 8 
    baby beets
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  • 1/3  of a 16-ounce loaf
    sourdough bread, cut into 3/4-inch slices
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  • 2  tablespoons
    butter (no substitutes)
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  • 2  cloves
    garlic, minced
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    Salt (optional)
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  • 8  cups
    mesclun greens (dandelion leaves, arugula, baby lettuces, chervil, watercress, wild chicory, and/or radicchio)
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  • 1/2  cup
    bottled red wine vinaigrette
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Directions
1.
Wash and trim fresh beets.
2.
Cook medium fresh beets, covered, in a medium saucepan in boiling water for 20 minutes. Add baby beets and cook 20 minutes more or until all beets are tender. Drain; cool slightly. Slip skins off beets. Quarter the medium beets; set aside.
3.
For croutons, preheat oven to 300 degree F. Tear bread slices into pieces (you should have about 4 cups).
4.
Melt butter in a large skillet. Remove from heat; stir in garlic and, if desired, salt. Add the bread pieces, stirring until coated with butter mixture.
5.
Arrange croutons in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes; turn croutons over. Bake 5 to 8 minutes more or until croutons are crisp. Cool completely.
6.
Arrange greens and beets on eight individual salad plates. Top with croutons and drizzle with vinaigrette. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 190, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 493 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 8%, Calcium 2%, Iron 8%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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