Roasted Beet, Orange and Avocado Salad
Tonight’s our big night: Will our commercial for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter air during the American Idol premiere?
And, more importantly, can Matt and I stay up late enough to find out? Because we’re here in San Diego, along with our kids, living it up on West Coast time, vacationing in a beach house that belongs to a friend of a friend, and discovering how the other half lives…
… while sunning with my favorite lady.
(She refuses to take off her sweatshirt. She doesn’t want to show you the pale skin she’s inherited from her mama.)
To think two days ago we were freezing our tushes off.
I really hope our commercial makes it on, not just because I’d love to see myself on national TV, but because I have this fantasy that Simon Cowell will be so blown away by Liz‘s singing voice that he’ll invite her to compete on his show. And she’ll say something like, Well, I couldn’t go on without Jennifer. Because we’re like butter sisters now.
(I have all sorts of weird singing fantasies. I think it’s because I can’t sing at all. But I could lip sync. That’s totally acceptable these days.)
Tonight we’re fixing a feast to celebrate, starting with a Roasted Beet, Orange and Avocado Salad, adapted from Cooking Light:
- 3 beets, roasted wrapped in tin foil at 375 for one hour, then diced
- 1 orange, diced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- pecans, toasted (optional)
Dressing to drizzle over the top: mix together 1/4 cup orange juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Serve over spinach or watercress salad.
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Hope your commercial airs! Blech, Beets! They taste like dirt to me. Seriously, even in chocolate cake I tasted the dirt flavor.
I am so jealous of the view and the food. I love beets! Good luck tonight!
This salad looks great. I hope your commercial premieres!
Hey! I just saw your ad on TV (because, yes, I watch American Idol). Congrats! I, sadly, felt famous just pointing you out excitedly to my husband (who didn’t have the faintest idea what I was talking about).
This beet salad looks great! We are in the OC, so I get it that you are lovin’ life in San Diego. It’s easy here, especially with little kids. Best of luck with your commercial!!
How exciting! And what a beautiful salad to celebrate with!
Thank you so much!!! We haven’t seen it yet, as it hasn’t aired on the West Coast yet, but Liz filled me in and I can’t wait!
Squeal! Yay for you two! Rest up and I’ll see you when you return. Mwah!
Lovely salad! And very exciting about your commercial being on the air, awesome!
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Mmmmm! Love beets. I’m making this recipe tonight – I’m adding some cooked black quinoa grains. Beautiful picture of the salad!