Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Beet It

Roasted beet and feta is my favorite salad ever. I can't get enough of it. Definitely worth the work, and the cerise color is to die for.

You will need:

1kg of beets
1 disc of feta (approx 1/2 cup), cut into cubes
parsley
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
salt/pepper

Trim the tops off the beets so that you have just a little tuft of green remaining. Wrap each beet in aluminum foil and put on an oven tray.
Roast at 200C for about 55 minutes, or until tender when poked with a fork.
Once the beets are cool, peel and cut into cubes.

Toss cubed beets with feta and about 2 tbsp of chopped parsley (or to taste). Drizzle over some olive oil and balsamic, and finish off with freshly ground pepper and just a pinch of salt.

Heaven! And healthy!

I just made some and had to put it away before I spoil my dinner at the Macau restaurant later this evening with friends.

3 comments:

Mystic Indigo said...

Wow..I will have to try this out...great combo! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

We are currently eating thick slices of homegrown tomatoes with feta, basil, salt and pepper and balsamic vinegar... Beets sound good too!

--jenna said...

sounds fantastimical! i love beets. i don't care if they stain everything else a shocking purple...and this salad will definitely be on my must make list!