* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Salad Of Mache & Beets Recipe By : Eating Well magazine, Mar/Apr Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Salads Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 tb Shallots -- finely chopped 2 tb Red wine Vinegar 2 tb Cranberry juice cocktail -- or water 1 tb Whole-grain mustard 2 tb Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper -- to taste 6 sm Beets -- peeled, cooked, -- cut into thin sticks 1 Egg -- hard-cooked, peeled 9 c Mache (lamb's lettuce) or - Boston lettuce In small bowl, whisk together shallots, vinegar, cranberry juice or water, and mustard. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Season to teaste with salt and pepper. Pour half of the dressing into a separate bowl and set aside. Marinate beets in the remaining dressing for at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours. Just before serving, use a rubber spatula to pres egg through a coarse strainer into a small bowl. Toss the reserved dressing with the lettuce. Arrange on 6 salad plates. Divide the marinated beets over the lettuce and garnish with some of the sieved egg and black pepper. Posted by: Lori Varela - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -