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Velvet summer salad recipe

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Ingredients

  • 900 g steamed beetroot, thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch of spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 90 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 300 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • Rocket leaves, to garnish

Method

  1. Combine the sliced beetroot, spring onions and chopped chillies in a large bowl. Add the white-wine vinegar and olive oil and mix gently.
  2. Toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat, shaking the pan frequently. Remove them as soon as they turn golden and leave them to cool on a plate.
  3. Arrange the beetroot mixture on a serving plate. Scatter over the crumbled feta, toasted pine nuts and rocket.