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beetroot, red apple and watercress salad
© David Loftus

beetroot, red apple and watercress salad

servings
4
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method


Beetroot can be eaten raw but it needs to be very finely sliced – a mandolin is ideal.

Squeeze the lemon juice into a clean jam jar. Add three times the amount of extra virgin olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then screw the lid on and shake to emulsify.

Add the rocket, watercress, pea shoots, apples, beetroot and beetroot leaves, if you have them, to a large bowl. Drizzle over enough dressing to completely coat the ingredients, add the marjoram, toss again and serve.

ingredients


• 1 small lemon
• extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bag of rocket, washed
• a bunch of watercress
• optional: a small handful of pea shoots
• 2 red apples, quartered, cored and finely sliced
• 2 small red beetroot and 2 small candy beetroot (or use all red if you can’t find candy), scrubbed (not peeled) and very finely sliced (if you have leaves, reserve them)
• a small bunch of fresh marjoram, leaves picked

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1. by Sally on Mon 13 Feb 2012 @ 11:24

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2. by Nydia on Fri 19 Aug 2011 @ 23:58

Great salad idea. We have watercress growing so can pick our own and buy small beetroot. Beetroot is excellent to assist in lowering blood pressure naturally-so to have it raw is brilliant. I love orange with beetroot as well.

3. by kd on Sat 16 Jul 2011 @ 04:00

I think this recipe is a great color full yummy salad and is great when on a diet.<br /> THX so much so very good<br /> :) =o) :P

4. by Barbara Bryan on Tue 05 Jul 2011 @ 00:29

This is an awesome recipe. I eat salads twice a day for health, and it is nice to have a variety of salad choices. Beets are great for your liver too. Thanks for a lovely addition to my favorites list.

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