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  • 6 tbsp olive oil
    plus extra for greasing
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp thyme leaves
  • 4 raw beetroot
    peeled and very thinly sliced on a mandoline or with a food processor slicing attachment
  • 2 x 100g vegetarian goat's cheese
    rounds with rind, halved horizontally
  • 4 handfuls rocket

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal293
  • fat25g
  • saturates8g
  • carbs10g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre2g
  • protein9g
  • salt0.77g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix the oil, vinegar, sugar and thyme in a shallow dish and season well. Add the sliced beetroot and marinate for at least 1 hr or overnight, if you like.

  • step 2

    Heat grill to high. Season the goat’s cheese slices, then place on an oiled baking tray and grill for 2-3 mins until golden and melting.

  • step 3

    Lift out the beetroot, reserving the marinade, and divide between 4 plates. Top with the rocket, a round of goat’s cheese and a little more rocket. Drizzle with the marinade and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.16 ratings

bars

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Taking this to a friends today so after reading the comments tried raw beetroot and then cooked (roasted in foil in oven) beetroot and left to marinade overnight. Forgot to put the raw in the fridge and the difference in taste was surprising. The raw tasted overpoweringly of Vinegar, the cooked was…

angelini

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This salad is such a surprise!.. Although i did modify like this: used prepared organic beetroots that i sliced with the mandolin slicer in waffle shape, and i also used the -real- thing -goat cheese... Also, i added a few drops of Mango flavoured white balsamic vinegar. I can eat this salad for…

nerystasker111364

Hi there, do you mean the vacum packed cooked beetroot?

warvik

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Fantastic starter, easy to make and tasted gorgeous! I loved the crispness of raw thing beetroot slices, they provide a great contrast to the melting goat's cheese. I'd imagine it would all get a bit mushy if you cooked the beetroot first...

JuliaBab

Great starter. Wrapped the goats cheese in parma ham as suggested in another comment. Used cooked beetroot thinly sliced. It was delicious and everyone enjoyed it.

janmans

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lovely taste and looks fantastic. Think my beetroot slices were too thick as seemed a bit too hard which made me decide to roast them to soften slightly. Next time I am going to grate the beetroot if I can't slice thinner and see if that works better for me. Overall though everyone loved this.

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