RECIPE

© Roy Zipstein

Chopped Salad with Beets, Beans, Goat Cheese and Hazelnuts

• Recipe by Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson

Kimbal Musk's mother taught him that a measure of a good restaurant is the quality of its chopped salad. The chopped salad at The Kitchen—loaded with vegetables and nuts and tossed with deliciously tangy yogurt dressing—would definitely meet her standards. Hugo Matheson suggests reserving the beet greens and using them as a bed for whole grilled fish: Clean the greens, then wilt them in a saucepan with a bit of water, olive oil and salt.

• Healthy

Ingredients

1. 1 large beet (6 ounces), quartered
2. Water
3. 1/4 cup skinned hazelnuts
4. 1/4 pound green beans
5. 2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
6. 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
7. 1 teaspoon honey
8. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
9. Salt and freshly ground pepper
10. 1/2 pound mixed salad greens, such as baby romaine, butter lettuce, radicchio and endives, coarsely chopped
11. 1 carrot, finely diced
12. 1 celery rib, finely diced
13. 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
14. 1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
15. 2 1/2 ounces soft, fresh goat cheese, crumbled

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Place the beet in a small baking dish with 1/4 cup of water. Cover with foil and roast the beet for 45 minutes, until tender. Let cool slightly, then peel and finely dice.
2. Meanwhile, spread the hazelnuts in a pie plate and toast them for about 10 minutes, until they are golden. Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.
3. In a small saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the green beans until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool under running water. Pat the beans dry and cut them into 1/4-inch pieces.
4. In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice, honey and olive oil and season the dressing with salt and pepper. Add the diced beet, hazelnuts, green beans, salad greens, carrot, celery, tomato, mint and goat cheese and toss gently. Serve the salad right away.

Make Ahead

The recipe can be prepared through Step 3 and refrigerated overnight. Store the toasted hazelnuts in an airtight container.

Notes

One Serving 138 Calories, 10 gm Total Fat, 2.6 gm Saturated Fat, 9 gm Carbohydrate, 3 gm Fiber.