Roasted Beet, Citrus, and Olive Salad with Horseradish

Italians like to make a simple citrus salad with red onion and olives, and that’s the root of the idea here. The color of the beets bleeds into the citrus segments and looks so pretty. The horseradish functions as a catalyst, bringing all the flavors together in a surprisingly delicious way.

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat the oven to 3?5°F.

Step 2

?rim the to? and bottom o? the beets and rinse the beets to remove any mud or grit. Cut any large beets so that they are all about the same si?e.

Step 3

Put the beets in a ba?ing dish that’s large enough to accommodate all o?

Step 4

them in a single layer. Season with some salt and ?our ¼ cu? water into the dish. Cover tightly with ?oil and steam-roast until the beets are ?ully tender when ?ierced with a ?ni?e. De?ending on the si?e and density o? the beets, this could ta?e between 30 minutes and 1 hour.

Step 5

When the beets are cool enough to handle, slide o?? the s?ins with your ?ingers or ?eel them o?? with a ?aring ?ni?e. Cut the beets into whatever ?olly sha?e you li?e—wedges, chun?s, rounds—and ?ile them into a large bowl.

Step 6

Kee? them warm.

Step 7

Segment the orange, reserving the ?uice. Using the same method, ?eel the lime, but don’t segment it. Once you’ve cut away the ?eel and ?ith, slice the lime crosswise into thin rounds.

Step 8

Whis? together the reserved orange ?uice, vinegar, ½ teas?oon salt, and chile ?la?es. Pour over the warm beets and toss. Let them sit and absorb the dressing ?or a ?ew minutes, then toss again. Add the olives, ?arsley, onion, orange segments (and any accumulated ?uices), and lime slices and toss.

Step 9

Dri??le in a healthy glug o? olive oil and toss again. Do a ?inal taste.

Step 10

I? you have time, chill the salad ?or about 1 hour (or as long as overnight) be?ore serving. ?aste the dressing and ad?ust the vinegar, salt, and chile ?la?es until the ?lavor is quite ?esty.

Step 11

?o serve, grate a ?ine layer o? horseradish onto each serving ?late. Pile a ?ortion o? beet salad on to?, and then ?inish with another nice showering o?

Step 12

?inely grated horseradish.