FOFF “Beet” The Heat Salad

The weather is unseasonably warm and it’s putting us in the mood for summer salads.  When I saw the next recipe up in Carla’s book Fusion of Food and Friends was “Beet” the Summer Heat Salad, I thought it couldn’t come at a more perfect time. 3 medium red beets with the tops trimmed but skin on (*I couldn’t get the fresh beets and used canned, nothing added, whole beets) * 1 fennel bulb, sliced.  This is my addition and not part of Carla’s recipe. 1/3 cup chili oil – make your own by adding 1 TBS red pepper flakes [...]