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Warm Lentil Salad with Roasted Beets and Goat Cheese
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Directions
Roasted Beets, recipe follows

Ingredients
Lentils:

Directions
1 medium Spanish onion, peeled and quartered
1 carrot, quartered
1 stalk celery, quartered

1 fresh or dried bay leaf
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 cups chicken stock
1 1/4 cups dried French green lentils
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 pound slab bacon, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small carrot, peeled and finely diced
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar

4 cups frisee or mixed greens

Sherry Vinaigrette, recipe follows
4 slices goat cheese
French bread, for serving

Begin by roasting the beets.

Ingredients
Lentils:

Directions
Tie onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf, and thyme sprigs
together in cheesecloth. Place chicken stock in a medium saucepan and bring to a
boil. Stir in the lentils, season with salt and pepper, and reduce the heat to

medium-low and cook until the lentils are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well and
discard the cheesecloth bag of aromatics.

Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until
lightly golden brown. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a dish lined with
paper towels. Add the garlic and carrot to the pan and cook until soft, about 5
minutes. Add the cooked lentils and bacon to the pan and stir to combine. Stir in
the chopped thyme and 1 tablespoon of sherry vinegar. Season with salt and pepper,
to taste. Keep warm.

To assemble, place the frisee in a large bowl, toss with half of the vinaigrette,
and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the roasted beets around the outside of 4
dinner plates. Divide the greens among each plate in the center. Top the frisee
with some of the warm lentils and place a slice of the goat cheese on top. Drizzle

each salad with the remaining vinaigrette. Serve with slices of French
bread.

Ingredients
Roasted Beets:

Directions
3 medium beets (red or gold), scrubbed, leaves
trimmed
Olive oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Coat beets lightly with oil. Wrap beets in aluminum foil, place on a baking sheet,

and roast in the oven until cooked through, approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Remove
from the oven, let cool for 10 minutes, and then peel and slice into 1/4-inch
thick slices.

Ingredients
Sherry Vinaigrette:

Directions
1/4 cup sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, thyme and salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Slowly drizzle in the oil and whisk until emulsified.