Root your health

Pink Festive Beetroot, Plum, Radish and Goats Cheese Salad

Prep

cook

serves

15 min

45 min

2-6

Ingredients

8 Small beetroot (1 kg) peeled and cut into wedges

4 medium-sized plums pips were removed and cut into quarters/ Fresh figs

150 g Chevre Goats Cheese

100 g Pecan nuts, toasted and crushed

1 Pomegranate pearl removed

100 g Blueberries/Raspberries

200 g Wild Rocket/ Baby spinach (washed)

½ Cup Fresh basil

1 Purple Onion cut into quarters

4 Small radishes sliced finely

5 Sprigs of thyme, picked

3 tbsp Olive oil

2 tsp Chopped rosemary

2 tbsp Honey

3 tbsp Red wine vinegar

1 tsp Coconut sugar

Pink Salad Dressing:

1 Small beetroot peeled (cooked)

100 ml Olive oil

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp Red wine vinegar

1 Sprig fresh thyme

1 cup Coconut yogurt

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Season with salt and pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200 °C, and line 1 large baking tray with baking paper.
Place the beetroot, plums, figs and onions on one lined baking tray, drizzle over 3 tbsp of olive oil, honey and season with salt, pepper, fresh thyme and rosemary.
Roast leaves for 30-35 minutes until tender remove from the oven and sprinkle with salt. After 30 minutes, remove 4 quarters of beetroot for salad dressing, add sliced goat’s cheese to the tray, and cook for 3-5 minutes until golden in colour.
Place sliced radishes in a small bowl with a cup of water, 3 tbsp Red wine vinegar and 1 tsp coconut sugar. Mix until sugar has dissolved and place in the fridge to pickle.
Use a food processor to make the salad dressing by combining all the ingredients with 4 quarters of cooked beetroot and blending until well combined.
To serve, arrange rocket/ baby spinach leaves at the bottom of the salad bowl, and arrange roasted beetroot, plums, figs and onions on top of the leaves.
Add fresh berries, pomegranates, pickled radishes, toasted pecans, and fresh basil and dress with pink salad dressing. Enjoy

Notes

For vegan alternatives, honey can be substituted with agave or maple syrup and goat’s cheese with a vegan cheese alternative or coconut yogurt.