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Title: Warm Beet And Sweet Potato Salad with Creamy Lemon Thyme Dr
Categories: Veglife1
Yield: 4 servings

1 lb Beets; in various colors,
Peeled and cut into 1/4-inch
-rounds
1 1/2 lb Sweet potatoes
Peeled and cut into 1/4-inch
-rounds
1 tb Canola oil
Salt and pepper; to taste
8 c Washed and dried spinach
Torn into bite-size pieces
1/3 c Lowfat buttermilk
2 tb Lemon juice
1 tb Honey
1 tb Fresh thyme leaves
(or 1 teaspoon dried)
1/4 ts Salt
Freshly ground pepper
4 sm Branches fresh thyme;
-(optional)

Full title: Warm Beet And Sweet Potato Salad With Creamy Lemon Thyme
Dressing

Makes 4 large servings

This composed salad is prettiest when you use beets of different colors.
Mixed red, yellow, and striped chioga beets make an especially beautful
plate. To keep colors distinct, keep different colored beets separate when
you are mixing them with oil (divide oil proportionately among smaller
bowls), and roast them in separate pans.

1. Preheat oven to 450F. Mix vegetables with oil, keeping different colored
beets separate, as noted above. Spread vegetables in one layer on one large
or several smaller nonstick baking sheets (depending on whether or not you
use several colors of beets). Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast
about 25 minutes, stirring once about halfway through.

2. Arrange spinach in a large salad bowl. Top with roasted vegetables,
keeping colors separate or mixing them, as desired.

3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, lemon juice, honey, thyme, salt,
and pepper, and whisk well. Drizzle dressing over top of salad or serve
alongside. Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.

LACTO PER SERVING: 308 CAL (13% from fat), 9g PROT, 5g FAT, 63g CARB,
348 mg SOD. 1mg CHOL. 10g FIBER

By "Karen C. Greenlee" on Mar 13, 1999.

Recipe by: Veggie Life Magazine, November 1998, page 21

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