Instructions: Full title: Warm Beet And Sweet Potato Salad With Creamy Lemon Thyme Dressing

Makes 4 large servings

This composed salad is prettiest when you use beets of different colors. Mixed red, yellow, and striped chioga beets make an especially beautful plate. To keep colors distinct, keep different colored beets separate when you are mixing them with oil (divide oil proportionately among smaller bowls), and roast them in separate pans.

1. Preheat oven to 450F. Mix vegetables with oil, keeping different colored beets separate, as noted above. Spread vegetables in one layer on one large or several smaller nonstick baking sheets (depending on whether or not you use several colors of beets). Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast about 25 minutes, stirring once about halfway through.

2. Arrange spinach in a large salad bowl. Top with roasted vegetables, keeping colors separate or mixing them, as desired.

3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, lemon juice, honey, thyme, salt, and pepper, and whisk well. Drizzle dressing over top of salad or serve alongside.

Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.

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