Chunky beets and icy red onions

Let me start by telling you I love beets.  I get them in my CSA box almost weekly and usually roast them and eat them on salads.  I was happy to see that Dorie offered three ways to just cook beets.  All three method can be found in around my french table.  And since it's been hot in California so I tried the microwave method.  This was great. 

Anyway this salad reminded me of a cold version of Harvard Beets I used to eat as a kid.  Kind of tangy and sweet.  Even so, this was not a favorite recipe.  It may be I've been eating plan old roasted beets.  But I must admit.  I did eat it all in one sitting.