Chioggia Beets With Raspberry Mint Vinaigrette

Serves: 4

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

55

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.5 tbsps

Raspberry Vinegar

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

1 cup

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Cover beets with water by 1 inch in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and simmer until tender when pierced in center with a fork, about 30 minutes

2

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water

3

Let stand until cool enough to handle, then slip off and discard skins

4

Cut beets into 1/4-inch-thick slices

5

While beets are cooking, stir together scallions, 2 tablespoons vinegar, lemon juice to taste, mint, zest, salt, and pepper in a bowl

6

Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until combined

7

Add warm beets and toss with vinaigrette and vinegar and salt to taste

8

Serve warm or slightly chilled

9

*Sometimes called candy-cane beets, chioggias become more aggressive in flavor as they age, so search out relatively young beets, with a diameter of 1 1/2 to 2 inches

10

Cover beets with water by 1 inch in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and simmer until tender when pierced in center with a fork, about 30 minutes

11

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water

12

Let stand until cool enough to handle, then slip off and discard skins

13

Cut beets into 1/4-inch-thick slices

14

While beets are cooking, stir together scallions, 2 tablespoons vinegar, lemon juice to taste, mint, zest, salt, and pepper in a bowl

15

Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until combined

16

Add warm beets and toss with vinaigrette and vinegar and salt to taste

17

Serve warm or slightly chilled

18

*Sometimes called candy-cane beets, chioggias become more aggressive in flavor as they age, so search out relatively young beets, with a diameter of 1 1/2 to 2 inches