Pear And Roast Beets With Roquefort Recipes

ROMAINE AND ROASTED-BEET SALAD WITH CREAMY ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Fold in Roquefort cheese and cream. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Make salad:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap beets tightly in foil. Bake until tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool beets; peel and cut each into wedges.
• Arrange 2 lettuce quarters crosswise on each of 6 large plates. Surround lettuce on each plate with beet wedges. Top with some onion slices and watercress sprigs. Drizzle with dressing, sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

ENDIVE, PEAR, AND ROQUEFORT SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off the core end of each head of endive and slice it in half lengthwise. Cut out the cores, separate the leaves, and place 1 1/2 to 2 heads of endive on each plate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, egg yolk, salt, and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil to make an emulsion. Toss the pears with some vinaigrette and place on the endive. Drizzle the remaining vinaigrette over the endive leaves to moisten them. Crumble the Roquefort onto the endive. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve at room temperature.

ROASTED PEAR AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 350°F Wrap each beet in foil and roast until fork can be inserted and removed eith little resistence, 1 to 1 1/2 hours; unwrap beets. When cool enough to handle, peel and cut beets lengthwise into quarters; cut each quarter n half into wedges.
• Peel and core pears. Wrap in foil. Roast in oven for 1/2 - 3/4 hour, or until fork tender. When cool enough to handle, cut in slices.
• Whisk togehter oil, vinegar, salt and pepper ot taste in small bowl.
• Conbine beets, blue cheese, and watercress in large serving bowl. Add pears and vinaigrette; toss gently to combine. Serve immediately.

ROASTED BEETS WITH PEARS AND PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400.
• Wash 1 pound beets, wrap each in foil and put on a baking sheet.
• Put 1 pound quartered pears on the baking sheet, and toss with olive oil.
• Roast until a knife pierces the beets with little resistance, 45 to 90 minutes, and the pears are tender and browned (remove when done, before the beets).
• When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel, and cut into chunks; toss them and the pears with chopped pistachios, wine vinegar and olive oil.
• Garnish: Mint.

ROASTED BEET, PEAR AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare dressing and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Individually wrap the beets in aluminum foil and roast for about 1 hour, or until tender when pricked with fork. Allow cooked beets to cool then cut into 1/4" slices.
• Gently toss the beets in a large salad bowl with the mache, red leaf lettuce, pears and feta. Garnish top with the toasted almonds.
• Serve dressing on side.
• NOTE: I guessed the yield.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH PEARS AND MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the beets on a sheet tray and roast until fork tender, about an hour. Remove and let cool.
• Using a paring knife, peel the beets. Grate the beets and the pears on the largest holes of a box grater. Toss them with the balsamic, olive oil and salt.
• Divide the arugula between 4 salad plates, spoon some of the beet-pear mixture onto the arugula and top with the chopped almonds and chives. Serve immediately.