Beet Salad with Onions
Cuisine: salad
Ingredients
- 1 small red onion, quartered and thin sliced
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1 Tbs. sherry vinegar
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- Salt/pepper
- 1 lb. cooked beets, cut in ½” cubes
- 2 Tsp. fresh oregano (or parsley or thyme)
- Goat cheese or feta (optional)
Instructions
- Put the sliced onion in cold water and slosh around a few minutes to remove bitterness. To make the onions crunchier, pour off water and add more water and ice cubes.
- Meanwhile, but mustard, honey, vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste into a small jar and shake briskly. Or use a whisk and a small bowl to emulsify the dressing. (Dressing can be made ahead and refrigerated for a week.)
- Toss the cubed beets with dressing and refrigerate for about an hour.
- Before serving fold the beets into the dressing. Taste for salt and pepper. Place on bed of lettuce/ Add cheese (if using). Drain onion slices, pat dry and put them atop salad. (Recipe from Dorie Greenspan)
