This recipe for Chioggia Beet Salad is another shared with our Food Channel audience by Chef Kyle Beausoleil of Michael Jordan’s Steak House, located in the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Chioggia beets are beautiful, with a pink-fuschia-red color, often resembling the stripes in a candy cane when they’re cut. It has its origins in Italy, coming from the coastal town of Chioggia which is very close to Venice.
Chef Beausoleil’s recipe is made with speck (pork fat with or without meat), goat cheese crema and artisanal lettuce, topped with a hazelnut vinaigrette.