Beet And Oranges On Endive Leaves Recipes

BEET, ENDIVE, AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place beets in an 8-by-8-inch baking pan coated with olive-oil cooking spray; cover with foil. Place in oven; roast until tender, 45 to 55 minutes, depending on size. Allow beets to cool, remove skins, and cut into 3/4-inch chunks, reserving half a peeled beet for vinaigrette.
• Using a paring knife, remove peel, pith, and outer membranes from the oranges. Carefully cut each segment away from membranes, collecting juice and segments in a bowl. Squeeze any remaining juice from membranes before discarding. Drain segments, and set aside, reserving 1/4 cup juice.
• Place reserved half beet, reserved orange juice, red-wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a blender; puree until smooth. With motor running, add canola oil, and process until combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons chopped parsley.
• Place lettuce, endive, reserved beets, oranges, and remaining parsley in a bowl. Just before serving, add vinaigrette, and toss. Garnish with ricotta salata, and serve.

BEET AND ORANGES ON ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• Bake the beets until tender, cool and peel. Cut them into 1/4-inch dice or very fine julienne. Zest the orange and segment the pulp. Cut the pulp into 1/4-inch dice. Mix beets, zest and oranges together and season to taste with lemon juice and nut oil. (If you want to do work in advance, cook, and cut the beets and combine with oil and lemon juice only; do oranges at last minute so they don't turn bitter.) To serve, cut of a small portion of the bottom of each endive so that the leaves separate without tearing. Spoon a small amount of beets and oranges onto large part of endive leaves and garnish with walnuts.

ROASTED BEETROOT (BEET), BLOOD ORANGE, RED WITLOF (BELGIAN ENDIVE) AND ASPARAGUS WITH ORANGE OIL

Steps:

• To make the orange oil, reduce the citrus juices over medium heat until syrup-like then cool to room temperature. Whisk in or blend an equal amount of grapeseed oil and reserve.
• Meanwhile, roast the beetroot. Preheat the oven 350 degrees. Trim the stems of the beetroot, leaving 1/2 inch. Wrap the stems in foil and roast the beetroot in the oven for one hour. Allow to cool, then peel and cut each beetroot into 12 wedges.
• To make the walnut vinaigrette, whisk together the walnut oil and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve, toss the whitloof, frisee, and mache leaves in the walnut vinaigrette and place in the center of the plate. Arrange the beetroot, blood orange, asparagus and pine nuts over the greens. Drizzle with orange oil and serve.

ROASTED BEET, ENDIVE, ORANGE, AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH KIMBERLY WILLIAMS-PAISLEY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place beets onto a sheet of parchment paper-lined foil; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap to enclose. Roast until tender, 45 to 55 minutes. Allow beets to cool.
• Rub cooled beets with paper towels to remove skins. Reserve half a peeled beet, cutting the rest into 3/4-inch pieces; set aside.
• Using a paring knife, remove peel, pith, and outer membranes from oranges. Working over a medium bowl to catch juices, carefully cut out each segment between membranes. Squeeze membrane to extract juice; discard. Set aside 1/4 cup juice, reserving the rest for another use.
• In a blender jar, combine reserved half beet, reserved orange juice, red-wine vinegar, salt, and pepper; puree until smooth. With blender on, add canola oil, and process until combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons parsley.
• Place lettuce, endive, watercress, chopped beets, oranges, and remaining parsley on a large platter. Just before serving, add vinaigrette; toss to combine. Garnish with ricotta salata, and serve.