BEET AND KALE SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE

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Do as chef Chris Fischer does and cook an extra batch of the baby red beets. Toss them whole with salt, pepper, and a tablespoon of red-wine vinegar, and then serve them as an hors d'oeuvre.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 bunches baby red beets, scrubbed (8 total; greens reserved for another use)
2 bunches baby Chioggia beets, scrubbed (8 total; greens reserved for another use)
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
1 bunch Red Russian kale, trimmed and torn into pieces (7 cups)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 ounces mild goat cheese

Steps:

  • Place beets in a large pot, and cover with water. Add enough salt so that the water tastes like the ocean, about 2 tablespoons. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until skins slip easily off beets, about 15 minutes. Drain. When cool enough to handle, peel beets. Cut red beets into quarters lengthwise and Chioggias into 1/2-inch rounds. Combine beets, 2 tablespoons oil, and the vinegar, and gently toss.
  • Place kale in a large bowl, and bruise very roughly with hands. Add 1 tablespoon oil, season with salt and pepper, and massage into leaves 1 minute. Add lemon juice, and toss.
  • To serve, make a bed of kale on a platter, and scatter beets on top. Crumble goat cheese into chunks, and scatter over salad. Season with pepper.

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