Monday, July 20, 2009

Kosher Picnic in the Park


I met my work friends in Central Park for a picnic, and I brought my new go-to side dish, Beet and Orange salad The salad is made up of beets, navel orange slices, roasted walnuts, and romaine lettuce. If you're having a dairy meal, I'd suggest adding some goat cheese. Trader Joe's has quality goat cheese crumbles for quite cheap.

Here is the basic salad recipe:

-Buy fresh beets, wrap them in foil, and bake them at 400 for about 45 mins (they're done when you can put a knife smoothly through them). Let beets cool, peel off the top layer of skin, and slice them.

-Peel oranges and slice them.

-Roast walnuts at 350 for about 6 mins and then roughly chop

-Add spinach and cheese if desired

-For dressing, I make a fresh summer dressing made up of orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar and salad. Have a heavy hand with the vinegar and beat in the oil slowly to taste.

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