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Beetroot & Goats Cheese Salad
A perfect salad for summer dining!
Ingredients
- 3 oz Beetroot
- 1 Red Onion finely sliced
- 6 Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 10 ozMixed Salad Leaves
- 125 ml Orange juice freshly squeezed
- 60 ml Balsamic Vinegar
- 125 ml Olive Oil
- 2.5 oz Goats Cheese
- 3 tbsp Pine Nuts
- 3 tbsp Honey
Method:
- Place the pine nuts into a frying pan over a low heat and toast them, adding the honey as they begin to brown. Ensure that all nuts are coated in the honey & set aside to cool.
- To make the dressing. Combine the balsamic vinegar, juice & olive oil in a bowl, season with pepper.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the salad leaves, onion & tomatoes.
- To assemble, place a generous helping of the salad mix into a serving bowl, place the sliced beetroot on top and crumble on the goat’s cheese. Scattered the pine nuts on top for some extra crunch and drizzle on the salad dressing.