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Beet and Pear Napoleons with Ginger Juice Vinaigrette Recipe

Beet and Pear Napoleons with Ginger Juice Vinaigrette Recipe

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Beet and Pear Napoleons with Ginger Juice Vinaigrette

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 trimmed medium red beets (about 3 1/2 inches in diameter; about 1 3/4 lb), scrubbed
1 (4-inch) piece peeled ginger
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 large firm-ripe anjou pears
1 bunch tarragon
1 cup mixed baby greens (preferably spicy)
1 granny smith apple
garnish: sea salt such as maldon ; poppy seeds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
Wrap beets in foil and roast until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Let stand until cool enough to handle, then slice crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, finely grate ginger with a Microplane over a kitchen-towel-lined bowl. Carefully gather towel around ginger and squeeze until you have 2 tablespoons ginger juice. Whisk in orange juice, sugar, and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Divide vinaigrette evenly between 2 small bowls.
Cut pears lengthwise around core into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut out 18 rounds from slices using cookie cutter and put in one bowl of vinaigrette.
Cut out 18 rounds from beet slices and put in other bowl. Toss pears and beets with vinaigrette to coat well.
To assemble napoleons, put 1 beet round on each of 6 plates (see cooks' note, below) and top with a tarragon leaf. Top with 1 pear round, then another tarragon leaf. Repeat layering 2 more times. Discard vinaigrette used for beets.
Toss greens with some of remaining vinaigrette and place around each napoleon. Finely grate apple (including skin) into a bowl. Spoon a heaping teaspoon apple on top of each napoleon, then sprinkle with sea salt and poppy seeds. Drizzle with more vinaigrette if desired.
Cooks' notes: To avoid staining pears red, use one hand to toss and stack the beets and the other to handle the pears. Beets can be roasted and sliced 3 days ahead and chilled. Ginger juice vinaigrette can be made 2 days ahead and chilled.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	51.59 Kcal (216 kJ)
Calories from fat	33.4 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.71g	6%
Sodium	21.64mg	1%
Potassium	120.69mg	3%
Total Carbs	4.32g	1%
Sugars	3.11g	12%
Dietary Fiber	0.83g	3%
Protein	0.71g	1%
Vitamin C	8.3mg	14%
Iron	0.3mg	2%
Calcium	7.1mg	1%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	114.03 Kcal (477 kJ)
Calories from fat	73.81 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.2g	6%
Sodium	47.83mg	1%
Potassium	266.76mg	3%
Total Carbs	9.54g	1%
Sugars	6.88g	12%
Dietary Fiber	1.84g	3%
Protein	1.58g	1%
Vitamin C	18.2mg	14%
Iron	0.7mg	2%
Calcium	15.6mg	1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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