4 beet and leek salad with Recipes

beets (about 3/4 lb), sliced leek (about 1 lb), olive oil, salt, divided, water, fresh lime juice, creamy peanut butter, minced peeled fresh ginger, alfalfa sprouts

beets , blanched briefly in boiling water, peeled and cut into 1/2 sticks, pears, just ripe , sliced into quarters lengthwise through the stem ends, core removed, leeks cleaned and trimmed ., olive oil, beer, balsamic vinegar, blue cheese, crumbled

walnuts, olive oil, haricots verts (or very thin green beans), leeks, thinly sliced (white and pale green parts only), sherry wine vinegar, dijon mustard, grapeseed oil (or canola), cold pressed walnut oil, salt or to taste, beets , roasted and chopped into 1/2 inch dice, heads belgium endive , julienned lengthwise into 1/2 inch strips (or substitute bib lettuce cut the same way), blue cheese (roquefort ) cut into 12 pieces, fresh ground black pepper to taste.