Bonipak Recipe

Roasted Beet, Pear and Feta Salad

Prep time:
15 min

Cook time:
1 hour

Total time:
1.25 hours

Servings:
4

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • Dressing Ingredients:
  • 6 small red beets or 6 small golden beets, washed well, ends cut
  • 2 Anjou pears, firm but ripe, cored, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 5 cups mache, washed and patted dry (or substitution)
  • 1 cup Bonipak red leaf lettuce, chopped
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1⁄4cup sliced almonds, toasted

Directions:

  1. Prepare dressing and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Individually wrap the beets in aluminum foil and roast for about 1 hour, or until tender when pricked with fork. Allow cooked beets to cool then cut into 1/4″ slices.
  3. Gently toss the beets in a large salad bowl with the mache, red leaf lettuce, pears and feta. Garnish top with the toasted almonds.
  4. Serve dressing on side.