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Shaved Beet and Dandelion Salad

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8

Ingredients

2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small red or yellow beet, peeled and shaved into very thin pieces
2 bunches dandelion or arugula, or a combination (about 20 ounces total), trimmed to bottom of leaf, torn if large

Preparation

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together shallot, mustard, anchovies, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Whisk in oil in a slow, steady stream. Add beet and dandelion. Toss to coat.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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