This delicate golden beet salad the perfect summer staple, especially when the garden is overflowing. Long summer days spent in the garden… There is nothing I love more than pulling fresh beets from the garden and making this gorgeous golden beet salad for lunch. When the beets are ready in our garden, we have a big old roasted beet fest! These delicious and earthy taproots are gloriously sweet when roasted. Its as simple as avocado oil, salt & pepper and you’re done! As much as I love the simplicity and flavor of this method, I was looking for something a bit different. This is it!! The French Laundry way… This Thomas Keller preparation is bright, sweet, earthy and wonderfully sharp. And it couldn’t be easier! Feel free to prepare your beets as you see fit (peeled and roasted or unpeeled and baked). I baked mine for about an hour with the skins on and then peeled the skin off once they cooled a bit, but you could peel before you bake. Also, play with the amount of shallots and chives you want. I liked to garnish mine with chives and I used half of a small shallot, but you could […]