Name: Tangy beetroot & bean salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g bunch beetroot; 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; zest 1 orange; 1kg frozen soya beans; 3 thyme sprigs; 1½ tbsp sherry vinegar; 1 small shallot finely chopped

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Tangy beetroot & bean salad

Tangy beetroot & bean salad

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Serves 12

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 1 hr

Plus cooling

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This zesty summer salad makes an unusual addition to a buffet spread

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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250g bunch beetroot
5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
zest 1 orange
1kg frozen soya beans
3 thyme

sprigs
1½ tbsp sherry vinegar
1 small shallot

finely chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal172
fat10g
saturates2g
carbs11g
sugars2g
fibre4g
protein11g
salt0.04g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Wearing kitchen gloves, peel and trim the beets and cut into 2cm wedges. Place them on a large sheet of tin foil, then toss with 1 tbsp oil, half the orange zest and seasoning. Cook for 45 mins-1 hr until they can be easily pierced with a fork. Leave to cool.
step 2

Cook soya beans for 3 mins in boiling water until softened. Drain, cool under the cold tap, then drain again. Strip leaves from the thyme and whisk with the vinegar, remaining olive oil and shallot. When you’re ready to serve, toss everything together and scatter over the remaining zest.

RECIPE TIPS

GOOD TO KNOW

Soya beans (or edamame beans) look and taste like broad beans, but are easier to prepare as you don’t need to double shell them. Buy them frozen at supermarkets or you can also use broad beans.

MAKE IT EASY

You can roast the beetroot up to 2 days in advance or you can buy ready-roasted. This dressing goes well with all sorts of salads so it’s worth making double or triple, then storing it in the fridge.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009

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