roasted beets, orzo, and walnut salad

This is a yummy spring/summer salad. Ben gave it the thumbs up, so it was good :)

Ingredients

3-4 large beets

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup blue cheese crumbs (I used feta and it was yummy also)

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp honey

2-3 tbsp lemon juice (~ 1 lemon)

1/2 cup orzo

3-4 handful lettuc

1/3 cup walnuts, roasted

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut beets into half-moons. Toss with olive oil and salt. Place in a single layer in a roasting pan and roast until tender, about 20-25 minutes. I added the walnuts on a separate rack the last 10-15 minutes. 

Bring a pot of water to a boil (1 cup), add orzo and cook until tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove, drain, and place in a bowl and let it cool slightly.

In a bowl or food processor, mix together blue cheese/feta crumbles, olive oil, honey, and lemon juice, the mixture will be very thick. Once orzo has cooled slightly, stir blue cheese mix into orzo until well combined. Set aside and let cool.

To assemble salad, carefully toss together lettuce and orzo. Sprinkle beets on top, finishing with toasted walnuts and extra cheese crumbles if desired.