summer recipes

I've been hitting up the farmers market lately and experimenting with salads. i thought i would post some of my recipes.

Roast Beet salad with goat cheese

beets (any kind. i like to mix golden and red and stripey ones)
goat cheese

dressing
1 part olive oil (i like trader joes unfiltered olive oil it has a lot of flavor for the price)
1 part red wine vinegar
1 part balsamic vinegar (try to get the medium to good stuff cheap balsamic vinegar can be really gross)
tablespoon lemon juice
kosher salt and pepper to taste

trim beets and wrap them individually in foil (or as a group if they are small) place in a baking dish. (sometimes they bubble some juices out)

roast in the oven at 375 for 45 min to an hour and a half depending on beet size. beets are done when a knife slides into them easily

let beets cool a bit then slide the skins off by rubbing with a paper towel.

slice and coat with dressing. dab with goat cheese. add toasted walnut or pecans, or roasted shallots if you like.