Recipe: <!-- -->Beet Salad with Gorgonzola and Maple Dressing<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 large shallot, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 medium beets (various colors), sliced paper thin
• 1 bunch escarole, washed, leaves trimmed
• 2 heads Treviso radicchio, washed, leaves trimmed
• 6 ounces gorgonzola, broken into large pieces
• 1 cup toasted pecan pieces
• Ground black pepper