Orange Poppy Seed Dressing with Crisp Greens and Roasted Beets

Name: Orange poppy seed dressing with crisp greens and roasted beets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1 lb beets (about 5 medium); 6 cups mixed greens; 1/3 cup red onion (thinly sliced); 2 navel oranges; 1 tbsp canola oil; 1/2 tsp grated orange rind; 3 tbsp orange juice; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp liquid honey; 1 clove garlic (small, grated); 1 tbsp poppy seeds

Jan 5, 2015

Orange poppy seed dressing with crisp greens and roasted beets

This fresh and zippy salad dressing brings out the sweetness in the beets and oranges while making the salad greens sing with bright flavour. Pack the salad separately from the dressing and tote it along for lunch at work.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 45 mins

Course Salads

Servings servings

Calories 95 kcal

Ingredients

Salad

1 lb beets about 5 medium
6 cups mixed greens
1/3 cup red onion thinly sliced
2 navel oranges

Dressing

1 tbsp canola oil
1/2 tsp grated orange rind
3 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp liquid honey
1 clove garlic small, grated
1 tbsp poppy seeds

Instructions

Wash beets and wrap in foil.
Place in 200 C (400 F) oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until knife slides easily into beets.
Let stand until cool enough to handle.
Remove skin and slice thinly; set aside.
Spread greens onto platter and sprinkle with red onions then top with beets.
With a chef’s knife and using sawing motion cut skin and white pith from oranges and cut between membranes to make segments.
Sprinkle over top of greens; set aside.
Orange poppy seed dressing: In small bowl, whisk together oil, orange rind and juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic and poppy seeds. (Grating rather than crushing the garlic gives it smoother texture.)
Drizzle over salad mixture and serve.