5 roasted root and baby green salad 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

baby beets , roasted and split in half, baby golden beets , roasted and split in half, cipolini onions , roasted and peeled, baby carrots , roasted and split in half, american red radishes , roasted and split in half, beet syrup, aged balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, mixed salad greens

field mushrooms, olive oil, garlic cloves, lemon juice, french shallots , root end trimmed skin left on, tarragon vinegar (use white wine vinegar if you cant find), tarragon, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped, baby green beans, rocket

sweet potatoes , scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces, parsnips, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, celery root, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, golden beets, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, unpeeled garlic cloves, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, eye of round beef roast , trimmed of visible fat, freshly ground black pepper, balsamic vinegar, brined green peppercorns, chopped , plus 1 tbsp of brine, honey, baby arugula (about 3 oz)