Yummy Beet Salad!

This recipe is courtesy of another blog, "Earth Foods", I just altered a couple things :)

2 small beets
A cup or two salad greens
A handful of nuts (pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds)
A teaspoon butter or olive oil
A teaspoon of maple syrup
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard (regular yellow mustard works just as well)
Salt and fresh ground black pepper

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Wrap the beats in foil and stick them in the oven for approximately an hour.

While beets are cooking, whisk the oil, balsamic, mustard, salt, and pepper together, and set aside. Next, heat the butter or oil in a small pan on medium heat. Add the nuts, and toss to coat. Add a pinch of sea salt, a few grindings of black pepper, and the maple syrup. Toss well, remove from heat, and set aside to cool.

Pull the beets out of the oven once they are soft all the way through. Allow the beets to cool a little and then slice them up into nice sized pieces.  There is no need to peel off the skin, especially if you are already buying the beets organic

Arrange the greens on two salad plates. Arrange the beets over the greens, scatter some nuts, and drizzle the salad dressing over.

My husband swears this is the best salad I've ever made!  It's that good!