Recipe - Beet Orange Salad

8 pound Beets; trim/leave 3 " stem
1 teaspoon Freshly grated orange zest
1/3 cup Fresh orange juice
One fourth cup Sugar
One half cup Distilled vinegar
1 small Bay leaf
One half cup Vegetable oil
1 Onion; chopped fine

In a kettle combine the beets with enough cold water to cover them by 2
inches, bring the water to a boil, and simmer the beets removing the small
ones as they are done, for 40 to 50 minutes, or until they are tender.
Drain the beets and let them cool. The beets may be cooked 1 day in advance
and kept covered and chilled. Peel the beets and cut them into 1inch
wedges.

In a small saucepan combine zest, the orange juice, the sugar, the vinegar,
and the bay leaf and boil the mixture until it is reduced to about One fourth cup.
Discard the bay leaf and let the mixture cool. In a large bowl whisk
together the orange mixture, the oil, and salt and pepper to taste until
the dressing is emulsified, add the beets and the onion, and combine the
salad well.

Serves 12.

Gourmet June 1991

Per serving: 2291 Calories; 113g Fat (42% calories from fat); 41g Protein;
306g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2450mg Sodium

NOTES : Epicurious
Posted to MCRecipe Digest by shade liveoak@polaris.net on Apr 13, 1998