Pickled Beet Salad with Watercress

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Servings:
12

Serve this sweet-tart salad with our Whole Roasted Salmon to cut the richness of the fish.

Ingredients

  • 6 beets, peeled and cut into matchsticks

  • 1 medium red onion, cut into ⅛-inch-thick rounds

  • 3 oranges

  • 1 cup red-wine vinegar

  • 6 tablespoons sugar

  • 1 ½ cups dried cranberries

  • 1 pound watercress

Directions

  1. Place beet and onion pieces in medium bowl; toss to combine. Set aside. Working over a bowl, cut away peel, pith, and outer membranes from oranges; cut flesh away from membranes, collecting sections and juice in bowl. Squeeze juice from membranes before discarding them. Set fruit and juice aside.

  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour liquid over reserved beet-and-onion mixture; let stand until vinegar mixture reaches room temperature, about 30 minutes. Add reserved orange segments, juice, and dried cranberries; toss gently.

  3. Place watercress in large serving bowl. With a slotted spoon, spoon beet mixture over watercress. Serve.

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