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Wash beets and wrap in foil. Place in 400 °F (200 °C) oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until knife slides easily into beets. |
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Let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove skin and slice thinly; set aside. |
3. |
Spread greens onto platter and sprinkle with red onions then top with beets. |
4. |
With a chef’s knife and using a sawing motion cut skin and white pith from oranges and cut between membranes to make segments. |
5. |
Sprinkle over top of greens; set aside. |
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For the orange poppy seed dressing; in a small bowl, whisk together oil, orange rind and juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic and poppy seeds. (Grating rather than crushing the garlic gives it smoother texture.) |
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Drizzle over salad mixture and serve. |
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Note: based on a recipe from the Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011.
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