Name: Beet Salad with Orange
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g cooked beetroot, sliced 5 mm thick; 2 oranges, about 300 g, peeled and segmented; 50 g goat cheese, crumbled; 40 g rocket; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp honey; ¼ tsp salt

Beet Salad with Orange

Sliced cooked beetroot with orange segments, goat cheese and rocket in an orange and red wine vinegar dressing.

15 min total Serves 4 servings Easy

The Method for Beet Salad with Orange

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Whisk the juice caught from the oranges with the olive oil, vinegar, honey and salt.
Arrange the beetroot slices on a platter in overlapping circles and spoon over half the dressing. Leave for 5 minutes.
Tuck the orange segments and rocket among the beetroot.
Crumble over the goat cheese and drizzle with the remaining dressing.

What Can Go Wrong

Use cooked beetroot, not pickled.
Catch the orange juice.
Dress half the salad early.
Add the cheese last.

Good to Know About Beet Salad with Orange

What do beetroot and orange have in common? Sweetness, and a bright colour. The orange also cuts through the earthy taste of the root.

Use cooked beetroot from a vacuum pack, or boil your own and cool them. Slice them 5 mm thick and lay them in overlapping circles on a platter. The orange needs to be peeled and segmented, which means cutting off the peel and the white pith with a knife, then cutting between the membranes to release each piece. Catch the juice that runs out. It goes into the dressing.

Whisk the juice with the olive oil, vinegar and honey. Pour half over the beetroot and leave for 5 minutes, so that the beetroot takes up the flavour. Tuck the orange segments and rocket in among the slices.

Crumble the goat cheese over the top and add the remaining dressing just before serving. Beetroot stains, so use a plate with a pale background and wash your hands with cold water. The salad is better cool than ice-cold.

On the Table Alongside

Roast chicken · Grilled fish · Crusty bread · Dry white wine

Leftovers

Best on the day. Keeps in the fridge for 1 day, undressed.