Roasted Root Vegetable Salad With Marcona Almonds Recipes

ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD WITH MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place both squashes, celery root, yam, beet, turnip, parsnip, and shallots in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; toss to combine.
• Evenly spread vegetables in a roasting pan or large rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven and roast until squash and parsnips are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove squash, celery root, yam, and parsnip from roasting pan and set aside on a platter; cover with parchment-paper-lined aluminum foil. Continue roasting beet and turnip 20 minutes more; transfer to platter and cover with foil.
• Place almonds on a baking sheet and toast until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Coarsely chop and transfer to a medium bowl with vinegar and brown butter; stir to combine.
• Uncover vegetables and drizzle with almond mixture. Garnish with reserved beet leaves and lemon zest.

THYME-ROASTED MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the almonds, olive oil, thyme, and kosher salt on a sheet pan and toss them together. Roast the almonds for 10 to 15 minutes, turning them every 5 minutes with a metal spatula, until they're lightly browned. Watch them carefully; they go from under baked to burnt very quickly. Sprinkle with the fleur de sel, toss, and set aside to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the onions, carrots and parsnips. Add the oil, herbes de Provence, salt and pepper; toss to coat evenly. Scatter the vegetables on a large nonstick rimmed baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes. Turn the vegetables over and roast until tender and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Set the vegetables aside.
• In a salad bowl, combine the arugula, pear slices and roasted vegetables. Add the Apple Cider Vinaigrette and toss until coated. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts and serve.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the vinegar, honey, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually whisk in the oil.

ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cut beets, carrots, and parsnips into small bite-size pieces.
• Wrap beets tightly in foil that has been coated in nonstick spray, and put in baking pan.
• Bake 45 minutes in a preheated 425 degree oven.
• Place carrots and parsnips in large baking dish. Add oil; toss to coat.
• Add to oven after the first 15 minute of the beet baking time.
• Toss all vegetables together and allow to cool in refrigerator.
• Add thinly sliced raw onion.
• Add Italian dressing and toss. Serve cold or room temperature.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, MARCONA ALMOND & POMEGRANATE SALAD

Steps:

• PREPARING THE SQUASH:
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cut ends off butternut squash, peel, and slice lengthwise.
• Remove seeds and chop into 1 inch cubes.
• In a medium bowl, combine spices, oil and vinegar into a paste.
• Add squash and toss until coated.
• Arrange the squash cubes in one layer in a roasting pan.
• Roast for 20 minutes, toss once, and cook for an additional 25 minutes or until the squash is browned and is tender throughout.
• Cool to room temperature.
• PREPARING THE DRESSING:
• Combine vinegar, olive oil, honey, mustard and black pepper in a jar; shake thoroughly to combine.
• ASSEMBLING THE SALAD:
• Add just enough dressing to the salad greens to coat the leaves very lightly.
• Add squash and pomegranate seeds; toss gently.
• Sprinkle marcona almonds and goat cheese (optional) on salad just before serving.