Recipe Tip: Salad with Beetroot Leaves and Cherry Tomatoes
Top Recipe for 4 Persons. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. Welcome the arrival of spring with this colourful plateful of beetroot leaves and cherry tomatoes with a sharp mustard and lemon dressing.
Ingredients
- beetroot, cooked, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 handfulred beet leaves, washed and dried
- 1red pepper, sliced
- 200 gcherry tomatoes
- tablespoonseed mix for salads (e.g. sunflower and pumpkin seeds, soybeans)
- 1 tablespoonchopped walnuts or almonds
- 2 tablespoonolive oil
- 1 tablespoonlemon juice
- 1 tablespoonwhite wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon(s)mustard
- 1 teaspoon(s)sugar
- edible flowers
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
Step 1
Arrange the beetroot slices on serving plates.Step 2
Top with the beet leaves, pepper slices and tomatoes.Step 3
Sprinkle the chopped nuts and seeds over the top.Step 4
For the dressing, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar and mustard in a small bowl. Taste and season with the salt, sugar and pepper.Step 5
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and scatter over the edible flowers to serve.Step 6
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