Beetroot Salad

This colourful roasted beet salad is super tasty and nutrient rich. It is sweet and tangy, crunchy and creamy, and satisfying!

Delicious flavours and wonderful textures are why this salad is just so popular. The soft, earthy caramalized beets, crunchy raw carrots, and juicy sultanas are balanced perfectly by the creamy white Stilton and tangy pomegranate syrup.

Packed with vitamins and minerals, this certainly is feel-good food! 

Serve with roasted/barbecued meats, or as a light meal with a piece of freshly baked bread to soak up the dressing.

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How to roast beets

1. Roast the beets for a delicious full flavour. First wash them carefully so the skins don’t split.
2. Place them on a baking tray, leaving their skins on so the juices don’t run. There’s no need to add oil.
3. Bake at 375°F/190°C for 1 hour, or till tender enough to be pierced by a fork.
4. Allow to cool and peel off the skins before cutting each beet into quarters. This could be done a day ahead.
5. Store the beets in the fridge for easy prep the following day.

Pro tip: to remove beet stains easily from fingers and more information on beets, read our ultimate guide to beets.

Sultanas

The sultanas I used are from the brand Crazy Jack Organic (I used them to make this yummy Cardamom and Sultana Tea Loaf).

No need to soak them first as they are juicy as they are.

If you don’t have sultanas, you can use raisins.

Assemble the salad

• Combine the beets, sultanas and carrots in a bowl and set aside.
• Make the dressing by combining the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and pour over the beets.
• Garnish with crumbled Stilton cheese, a drizzle of pomegranate syrup, and chopped mint and cilantro (coriander leaves).

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📋 Recipe

Beetroot Salad

Nicole Shroff

This colourful roasted beet salad is super tasty and nutrient rich. It is sweet and tangy, crunchy and creamy, and really satisfying!

5 from 12 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course light meal, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine All

Servings 2 people

Calories 328 kcal

Ingredients

Metric | US Customary

• ▢ 5 medium beets or use store bought cooked beets and skip the roasting step, then cut into quarters
• ▢ 1 medium carrot grated
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sultanas or raisins
• ▢ 2 tablespoons stilton cheese or vegetarian cheese, crumbled
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pomegranate syrup
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
• ▢ a pinch black pepper
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cilantro/coriander chopped
• ▢ 1 teaspoon mint leaves chopped

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Instructions

 

Roast the beets

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  Preheat oven to 375°F /190°C. Gently wash 5 medium beets leaving skin on. Place in an ovenproof dish and cover. Bake for 1 hour till tender.
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  Cool before peeling and cut into cubes.

For the salad

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  In a medium bowl combine the beets, 1 medium carrot and 1 tablespoon sultanas and set aside.
• ▢
  In a small mixing bowl whisk together 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt and a pinch black pepper then pour over the salad.
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  Crumble 2 tablespoons stilton cheese on top, drizzle with 1 tablespoon pomegranate syrup and garnish with chopped 1 tablespoon cilantro/coriander and 1 teaspoon mint leaves. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 391mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 7gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 5275IUVitamin C: 14.8mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 1.9mg

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