3 roasted beets dandelion Recipes

baby to full-grown beets, without tops but with root and stem ends intact (you need 4 lbs. with tops), extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, divided, walnut pieces, cumin seeds, zest of 2 lemons, lemon juice, chopped shallot, pepper, shredded cooked chicken, qts. loosely packed tender dandelion green tops or arugula

white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, walnut oil (optional), caraway seed (optional), parsley, beets (about baseball sized), dandelion greens, goat cheese, french bread