Salads Recipes - Beetroot and Orange Salad Recipe

  
 

Salads Recipes - Beetroot and Orange Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 3 oranges, peeled and pith removed

  • 375 g/12 oz cooked beetroot, cut into matchstick lengths

  • 1 tablespoon wine or cider vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

  • pinch of sugar

  • 1 small garlic clove, crushed

  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

  • 1 tablespoon chopped mixed herbs

  • 3 tablespoons oil

  • salt and pepper

  • watercress, to garnish

Method:

  1. Holding the oranges over a bowl to catch the juice, divide them into segments, remove the flesh from the membranes and cut them in half.

  2. Arrange the orange pieces in a serving dish, with the beetroot.

  3. Add the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, mustard and herbs to the bowl containing the orange juice. Whisk to mix, then gradually whisk in the oil. Taste the dressing and add salt and pepper if necessary.

  4. Pour the dressing over the salad, garnish with the watercress and serve.