Beetroot, Green Bean and Preserved Lemon Salad
- 500 grams beets peeled, sliced 1cm thick (quartered if baby beetroot)
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 4 each thyme sprigs bushy
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
- 150 grams green beans
- 1 x arugula (roquette) 4 handfuls
- 1/2 small lemon preserved, peel only, finely chopped, optional
- 2 tablespoons red onion chopped
- 150 grams goat (chevre) cheese soft
- Heat over to 200c.
- Put beetroot in mixing bowl with garlic, thyme, balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
- Season well and put in roasting tin.
- Cover with foil, tucking over the rim so tin is tightly sealed.
- Cook in oven for 1 hr or until beetroot is soft.
- Leave to cool.
- Boil the beans for 5 minutes until tender.
- Run under cold tap to cool when done.
- Combine beans with beetroot and juices, plus rocket, preserved lemon and onion.
- Add remaining lemon juice, oil.
- Season, then crumble goats cheese over the top.
garlic, thyme, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, green beans, arugula, lemon preserved, red onion, goat
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/beetroot-green-bean-preserved-l-50608 (may not work)