Roasted Beet Salad with Skordalia (Potato Dip)
- Yield 3 cups
A creamy potato dip from Greece is surrounded by earthy roasted beets.
Ingredients
- Skordalia:
- Water
- 5 skin-on Idaho baking potatoes
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup very good-quality Greek or Italian extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- Salad:
- 2 medium red beets, peeled and cut into wedges
- 2 medium golden beets, peeled and cut into small wedges
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 cups field greens
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Skordalia (Potato Dip, recipe given)
Instructions
- To prepare the Skordalia: Place potatoes in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Cook 30 minutes until tender, drain and set aside to cool 15 minutes.
- Holding the potatoes with a kitchen towel, peel, break up and place in a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Add garlic and salt. Use on/off pulses to combine. Add the olive oil, lemon juice and water and use on/off pulses until combined and smooth. Makes 3 cups.
- To prepare the salad: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, toss beets, oil, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Place on a baking pan with sides and bake 35 to 40 minutes until just tender and lightly browned. Set aside.
- Place 3 tablespoons skordalia in the center of each of 6 plates. Scatter 1/2 cup field greens around the plate. Top skordalia with a few pieces of roasted beets and serve.
