Smoked-Sable Tartare with Beets and Watercress

Ingredients

• 2 bunches watercress (6 cups)
• ¼ teaspoon sugar
• 2 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
• ¼ cup shallots
• 3 medium beets
• a 2 ½-inch pastry ring or cookie cutter without a handle
• + 3 more ingredients
• • ½ pound sliced smoked sablefish (black cod)
  • heavy-duty foil
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle. Trim beets, discarding stems and greens (or reserve for another use), then wrap together in foil and roast until tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Let beets stand in foil at least 15 minutes, then remove from foil and cool. Remove skins and cut beets into 1/3-i...

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