Mixed Beet Salad With Maple Dijon Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Salad
3 red beets with tops
3 yellow beets with tops
6 cups mixed spring greens
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup walnuts, toasted
Dressing
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut the tops off the beets leaving about 2 inches of the stalk. Scrub beets well and wrap in foil with 2 beets of equal size in each packet.
Place on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until beets yield to gentle pressure; approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven, unwrap and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle, slip the skins off of the beets; set aside.
While the beets are roasting, place the maple syrup through lemon juice in a blender container. Blend until well combined. With blender running, drizzle in the olive oil and continue to blend until thickened.
To assemble the salad, place the greens in a large bowl and drizzle with a small amount of dressing, toss to coat. Divide the greens among 6 chilled plates. Quarter beets or if large cut in eights and divide among the plates, top with onion rings, sprinkle feta and walnuts over all.
Serve with addition dressing on the side.