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Baby Beet Salad

Use baby beets or the smallest you can find.

Courses: Salads
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs 908g / 32ozYellow or red baby beets - trimmed
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
2 tablespoons 30mlRed-wine vinegar
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/3 cup 13g / 0.5ozSmall fresh mint leaves - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Scrub the beets well. Wrap groups of 2 or 3 beets together in little packets of aluminum foil. Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees until very tender, about 1 hour.

When the beets are cool enough to handle, slip off and discard the skins (using rubber gloves). Halve beets lengthwise and place in a bowl. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; toss with the beets. Sprinkle with the mint leaves.

Dietary Information:

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 120 calories, 14g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 7g fat, no cholesterol.

Source:
"Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 04-28-2002" - S(Reformatted for MC6): - "07-29-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected]"

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