RECIPE OF THE MONTH: CAN’T BEAT BEETS & RASPBERRIES SALAD

Perfect for all seasons, this un’beet’able concoction of raspberries, feta, roast beetroot & rocket has proved a big hit with our spaQ staff.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 bunch baby or small beetroots washed, trimmed & halved.
• 4 whole garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Himalayan salt & pepper to taste
• 3-4 beetroot leaves
• 2 good handfuls of rocket
• 100g Persian Feta broken roughly in to comfortably proportioned chunks
• 1/2 cup mixed seeds & nuts (we’re loving a mixture of walnuts, pine nuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
• 1/2 raspberries
• 2 teaspoons the finest balsamic vinegar dressing you can get your hands on!

METHOD:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. Pop them in a baking dish & toss with oil, garlic, salt & a generous grind of pepper then roast for approximately 30 minutes.
3. Wash & drain the rocket & beetroot leaves (spinach is also a tasty addition!) then dress with that fine, fine balsamic dressing.
4. Toast the nuts and seeds very carefully for a couple of minutes or so until they start to smell ohhh so good. Make sure you shake, shake, shimmy that pan so the nuts & seeds don’t burn on the bottom! Set aside to cool.
5. When the beetroot is done, let it cool a before tossing them through.
6. When your nuts & beets are cooked & cooled, toss it all through the salad greenery, sprinke the raspberries & broken feta on top.