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Beet, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad with Dijon-Honey Dressing

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 Servings

Ingredients

6

medium beets, trimmed

1

large English hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds

1

/2 sweet onion (such as Maui or Vidalia), halved lengthwise, thinly sliced

4

teaspoons honey

4

teaspoons apple cider vinegar

1

1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1

/3 cup corn oil

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap each beet in foil, enclosing completely. Place on rack in oven and bake until beets are tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool in foil. Peel beets, then cut each into 6 slices.

    Step 2

    Arrange beets, slightly overlapping, on half of large platter. Arrange cucumber slices on other half. Scatter onion in center. DO AHEAD Can be made 4 hours ahead; chill.

    Step 3

    Whisk honey, vinegar, and mustard in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over vegetables.