Roasted beet salads are a classic. No less so in Tyria than Terra. This particular version takes a fairly purist approach adding a drizzle of herby dressing to a simple bowl of roasted beets and lettuce.

I'm used to beet salads involving a lot more flavours and elements than this: goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, other vegetables, more elaborate dressings... all sorts of things! But I was pleasantly surprised with this very straight-forward, no non-sense Tyrian approach. Many of the Terran versions are quite good, but it turns out that you don't actually need any of those other things; just the beets and lettuce are enough.

Ascalonian Salad

Ingredients

• 2-3 medium-sized beets
• 3-4 Tbsp. Ascalonian dressing, divided
• 1 head romaine lettuce, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
2. Trim the beets and drizzle with a little of the dressing.
3. Wrap in foil and roast until tender (45-60 minutes depending on size of beets).
4. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
5. Once cool enough to handle, unwrap, peel, and cut into wedges.
6. Place the lettuce in a salad bowl, top with beets, and drizzle with the remaining dressing.