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Winter beet salad with goat's cheese dressing

This beet salad is a simple combination, full of delicious flavors and textures.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 2 -6
Calories: 489 kcal
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 beet medium
  • 4 handfuls mixed salad leaves approx, eg spring mix
  • 1 bulb fennel small
  • 1 persimmon fuyu - the smaller tomato-shaped ones that you can eat when still firm
  • ½ cup hazelnuts 70g
For dressing
  • 4 tablespoon goats cheese 60g
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon honey
  • 2 teaspoon wine vinegar

Instructions

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  1. Peel the beets, cut into bite-sized chunks, toss with a little olive oil in a roasting dish and roast them for approx 40min at 375-400F/180-200C until tender to a knifepoint. This can be done a day or two ahead and the beets kept in the fridge until needed.
  2. Put the salad leaves in a large bowl. Halve the fennel bulb, remove the firm core and thinly slice, cutting larger slices in half. Toss the fennel with the salad leaves.
  3. Cut the persimmon into thin slices and arrange over the salad leaves. Arrange the beetroot pieces over the leaves as well.
  4. Gently toast the hazelnuts in a dry skillet/frying pan or under the broiler/grill for a few minutes until you can start to smell them slightly but they are not browning (you can skip this if you don't have time, it just helps bring out the flavor) then add to the salad bowl.
  5. Whisk together all of the dressing ingredients and pour over the salad. Note - You don't want to put the dressing over too far ahead of serving as it can separate and look a little like it has curdled although it's fine.

Nutrition Information

Calories 489kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 12g (24%) Fat 38g (58%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 14mg (5%) Sodium 235mg (10%) Potassium 974mg (28%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 475IU (10%) Vitamin C 20.4mg (23%) Calcium 161mg (16%) Iron 3.5mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2-6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 489

% Daily Value*

Calories 489kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 12g 24%
Fat 38g 58%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Sodium 235mg 10%
Potassium 974mg 21%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 475IU 10%
Vitamin C 20.4mg 23%
Calcium 161mg 16%
Iron 3.5mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.