unbelievable root vegetable salad

servings
Serves 4

method

This salad is a favorite of my good mate Pete Begg. He was inspired to make it when he lived in Italy, where each stall at the local market would offer its own seasonal salad mix. Come spring and summer, a beautiful veggie salad can be made with baby asparagus, broad beans or small, sweet courgettes (which you can treat just like cucumbers: slice them thinly or cut them into long strips with a speed peeler).

All these vibrant flavors need a powerful dressing to bring them together, so Pete decided to flavor his with chili and mint as they are very good friends – brilliant!

Very finely slice or shave the beetroots and carrots, using good knife skills, a mandolin on a fine setting or, most easily, a speed peeler, until you have a pile of thin, wavy, crunchy slices. Place in a big mixing bowl. With a sharp knife, slice the celery heart and leaves, the radicchio, the radishes and the fennel as finely as you can and add to the bowl of root veg slices.

Toss the root vegetables in the grilled chili dressing, season carefully to taste, and serve sprinkled with the reserved fennel tops.

• from Cook With Jamie

ingredients

* 3 fresh beetroots (all different colors if possible), peeled
* 3 carrots, peeled
* 1 celery heart, with leaves
* ½ a small radicchio, washed and dried
* a bunch of radishes, topped and tailed
* 1 fennel bulb, herby tops reserved
* 1 x grilled chili dressing
* sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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1. by NoRecipeRequired on Wed 19 Oct 2011 @ 06:01

Loved this recipe. Thanks!

2. by Andy on Thu 04 Aug 2011 @ 20:10

When you select print, specify current page only (if you are on recipe), or print page 1/3.<br />

3. by Joles on Mon 20 Jun 2011 @ 02:45

Recently watched you make a raw veg. salad with a yogurt dressing. Could you please share it. Couldn't find it on web.<br /> Joles

4. by Anon on Wed 07 Oct 2009 @ 06:23

See the dressings menu on the left toolbar or follow this link http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/grilled-chilli-dressing-1

5. by Katrine on Fri 17 Oct 2008 @ 10:11

Hi Jamier
Could you pls send or display your famous chili dressing? Great webpage otherwise.

6. by Faris Omar on Fri 12 Sep 2008 @ 01:56

hey Angela, i supposed its inside one of his latest books.. you know, there's always a page or two in every single of his book showing recipe for basic dressings like marjoram and balsamic, lemon dressing etc. etc. You could probably check out in the Jamie at Home, that awesome dressing for 'Roasted Carrots and Avocados something.. cant remember the full name of it.

cheers!

7. by Faris Omar on Fri 12 Sep 2008 @ 01:56

8. by EGOR on Thu 11 Sep 2008 @ 16:45

I belive in my power

9. by lorrie draeger on Sat 06 Sep 2008 @ 16:20

yes, where is the recipe for the dressing?

10. by Trish Langford on Sat 06 Sep 2008 @ 02:15

Love the new recipes, but could you make them a little more printer friendly. The above recipe took three pages. Page one the recipe and the other two all this guff at the bottom!!!!!!

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