Ingredients :
- 2 beets
- 3 carrots; oblique cut
- 3 fresno chiles; minced
- 6 slices bacon
- 4 mint leaves; chiffonade
- 2 radishes; baton cut
- 1 shallot
- 12 chives; baton cut
- 1 orange; zested
- 1/2 C white vinegar
- 2 handfuls baby spinach & baby arugula mix
- 1/4 C "Parsley & Lemon Vinaigrette" (see my recipes)
- 1 pinch kosher salt & black pepper
Method :
- Scrub beets well. Leave skins on and 1 inch of root on the end to help retain color during cooking. Cover with cold, salted water by about 1 inch over beets. Add vinegar. Boil until easily pierced with a paring knife, about 20 minutes. Rub skins off beets under running water.
- Lay bacon on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 400° for approximately 12 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Pat bacon dry between paper towels. Dice bacon into medium sized pieces. Drain bacon fat into a small saute pan.
- Boil carrots in cold water with a pinch of salt and sugar until carrots brighten in color and are tender. Drain. Cool in an ice bath for just a few minutes ubtul carrots cool. Remove from ice bath amd let sit at room temp.
- Saute shallots with a pinch of salt in the bacon fat.
- Toss spinach and baby arugula with vinaigrette.
- Lay 2-3 slices of beets on each plate. Top beets with greens. Top greens with radishes. Lay carrots and shallots around the salad. Sprinkle bacon, mint, chives, fresno chiles, salt, and pepper atop the salad. Garnish with orange zest.
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