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Beet and Jícama on Endive with Garlic Yogurt Dressing

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Beet and Jícama on Endive with Garlic Yogurt DressingMelanie Acevedo
Cooks' notes:

·You can make dressing 2 days ahead and chill it, covered. ·Beets may be roasted, and beets and jícama diced, 1 day ahead. But keep separate, chilled, in sealable plastic bags.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    9 hours

  • Yield

    Serves 50

Ingredients

For dressing:

32 ounces whole-milk plain yogurt
2 to 3 teaspoons minced garlic
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint

For salad:

2 pounds trimmed beets
2 1/2 pounds jicamas (about 1 1/2)
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons crushed fennel seeds
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
8 Belgian endives

Preparation

  1. Make dressing:

    Step 1

    Drain yogurt in a large sieve lined with double thickness of cheesecloth, chilled, at least 8 hours. Stir drained yogurt with garlic, mint, and salt to taste.

  2. Make salad:

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 425°F.

    Step 3

    Wrap beets in foil and roast in middle of oven 1 1/4 hours, or until tender when pierced with a knife. Cool beets. Peel beets and jícamas and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Toss with sugar, zest, orange juice, vinegar, oil, fennel, and salt to taste.

    Step 4

    Stir lemon juice into a large bowl of cold water. Cut ends from endives and separate into leaves. Soak in lemon water 10 minutes to keep endive from discoloring. Drain and spin dry.

    Step 5

    Spread some dressing on each leaf and spoon beet salad over it.

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