Citrus, Beetroot and Pomegranate Salad
Preparation: 25 min
Cooking: 45 min
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 3 medium beetroot bulbs
- 1 coral or oakleaf lettuce, leaves roughly torn
- 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 3 small oranges, peeled and sliced
- 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
- 1 pomegranate, halved, seeds/arils removed
- 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
Dressing
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp sugar
Method
- Place beetroot in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil. Gently boil, covered, for about 45 minutes or until tender when tested with a skewer. Drain and cool, then peel and cut into wedges.
- Meanwhile, to make dressing combine all ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Arrange lettuce, parsley, beetroot, orange and onion over a large serving plate. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils and pine nuts. Drizzle over dressing to serve.
Tips:
- For a shortcut, replace beetroot bulbs and whole pomegranate with 2 x 250g packets of peeled and cooked beetroot, drained and cut into wedges and a 75g punnet of pomegranate arils.
- Try a citrus swap by replacing oranges with mandarins or tangelos.
- Salad (without pine nuts and dressing) can be prepared several hours ahead. Keep covered on a serving plate in the fridge. Sprinkle with pine nuts and drizzle over-dressing just before serving.
Recipe by Market Magazine