I have been trying to photograph color this week...and I've been having a hard time finding any...Everything is drab and gray...So I decided to make something colorful...
...Roasted Beet and Orange and Avocado Salad...
...There really isn't any recipe...I just wrapped three beets in foil and roasted them in the oven until tender...about an hour at 400 degrees...then mixed sliced beets, navel orange segments, and avocado slices with salad greens....The beets and the oranges are seasonal right now...and maybe the avocado is too...
The dressing was made with 1/4 cup of orange juice, 2 Tbsps of olive oil, 1 Tbsp of red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper combined and shaken in an old mustard jar...
Just eating these beautiful colors made me feel good...
18 comments:
Perfection. Just the cure for the winter blahs. I love roasted beets so much, and aren't they just gorgeous combined with oranges. Thanks for the inspiration! xo
Oh, oh, O! That looks and sounds so good! I want to try it RIGHT NOW for breakfast, but I don't have any beets or avocados in the house. Mmmmmm, mouthwatering color!
I have 3 words: FAN TAS TIC.That is creative.
I've been making rice wrapper Thai rolls (fresh spring rolls) with grated raw beet and sweet potato in a yummy cumin cilantro sauce. I always feel so good inside when I eat something with deep color like that. But working with beets is so messy (colorful) and I get it everywhere. How nice that is though, I think.
i would say you FOUND it...who knew a beet could be so pretty!?
wonderful photos. beets are always lidicious.
gorgeous colors - someone told me that roasted beets are so much better than the old pickled kind, I just haven't tried it yet.
Oh the colors are amazing, crisp, clean and your pictures are calling to me. That's it! I must have a yummy salad with beets and orange slices. Is it OK if I add some white wine? Love your blog, come stop by for a slice of San Francisco...
Wonderfully creative and lunch too!
Wonderful flavor combinations and it looks so pretty!
wonderful color and delicious looking ...
oh yum!!! im having that for dinner tonight.
This salad really chases the winter blues away--dazzling colors...and such flavors--YUM! Happy Day :o)
Delicious and colorful! Excellent!
Hi Oliag:
I really appreciate your kind comments today. I am just getting a moment to actually visit some long overdue blogs. Sorry it's taken me so long.
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I've never eaten a beet.....yep, I'm picky that way :(
but the color is GREAT !
Looks like a salad I had a few days ago at Mimi's Cafe in Arizona. It was YUM-EEE
Di
The Blue Ridge Gal
(Great color)
Not just lovely colours but very good for you. Did you know that Australians put Beetroot in Hamburgers?
my mouth is watering!
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