We invite you to visit The Wild Leek on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at The Seville Farm Market from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Seville Farm Market is located in Maria Stanhope Park, 73 West Main Street in Seville, Ohio.
This week marks the long-awaited Opening Ceremonies for the 2020 Olympic Games. We cannot wait to cheer on Northeast Ohio’s Katie Nageotte in the women’s pole vault, Clayton Murphey in the 800-meter race and (fingers-crossed) Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland on Team U.S.A. Basketball!
Looking for a light yet satisfying meal perfect for the steamy days of late July? We’ve got you covered with this hearty and versatile salad – pretty enough for company but easy enough to whip together on a busy weeknight!
Wine And Gold Summer Salad
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, place 2 large or 4 small scrubbed beets in aluminum foil, drizzle with olive oil, enclose foil packet and bake for 45 minutes or until tender (alternatively, prepare Grilled Beets);
- While beets are cooking, prepare a bed of mixed greens (crunchy romaine lettuce, peppery arugula, or nutty deer’s tongue lettuce all work very well in this salad; the addition of fresh herbs, such as basil or tarragon, also pairs excellently in this salad);
- Garnish the salad greens with 1 fresh peach, sliced very thin;
- Add toasted nuts (walnuts, almonds or pistachios are all very nice in this salad);
- If desired, include any fresh vegetables available (garden peas or cherry tomatoes are particularly pleasant additions);
- Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese;
- Remove cooked beets and let cool – once cooled, gently rub skin off of the beets and thinly slice them before adding to the salad;
- Serve salad with a simple vinaigrette made of 2 parts olive oil, 1 part vinegar, the juice from one lemon or one lime, a dash of Dijon mustard and salt & pepper.
- Enjoy!
- Ingredients List: Beets, Salad Greens, 1 Peach, Nuts, Feta Cheese, Olive Oil, Vinegar, Lemon or Lime, Mustard, Salt & Pepper.
- Note: The leafy tops of the beets, and the leaf stalks, can be easily frozen for later use – simply blanch, chop and then freeze cleaned beet greens.
Wine And Gold Summer Salad