A recipe for a light and refreshing beet and apple salad with a Meyer lemon vinaigrette.
Ingredients:
4 large beets
5 sprigs of thyme
½ cup olive oil
2 apples, peeled & diced
1 cup arugula
3 Meyer lemons, squeezed & zested
2 tsp champagne vinegar
½ tsp chopped rosemary
3 shallots, rough chopped
1 tsp honey
1 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Preheat the oven to 375.
In a baking dish, lightly drizzle the beets with olive oil, sprinkle with thyme, and season with salt.
Cover with foil and roast until the beets are tender about 1 hour & 45 minutes.
In a blender, add lemon juice and zest, rosemary, shallots and honey. Blend until thoroughly combined— while the blender is running slowly drizzle olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
Toss beets, apples and arugula together with dressing and serve.