Cherry, Goats Cheese & Beetroot Salad
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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
The earthy sweetness of roasted beetroot pairs perfectly with creamy goats cheese – throw in the sweet tang of balsamic soaked cherries, toss with peppery watercress and aniseedy tarragon, and you have a flavour sensation of a salad.
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401 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 600g beetroot
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 250g cherries
  • A handful of tarragon, leaves only
  • 50g watercress
  • 100g Petit Chèvre, Bergerie
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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Trim and peel the beetroot. Cut them into 2cm chunks and tumble them onto a baking tray. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season generously. Toss, then slide into the oven to roast for 30 mins.

  • 2.

    While the beetroot are roasts, pour 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar into a medium-sized bowl. Add a pinch of salt and plenty of black pepper. Whisk together.

  • 3.

    Destone the cherries – you can push a chopstick through the centre of the cherry to push out the stone, use a paper clip opened out to an ‘S’ shape to scoop out the stones, or halve the fruit and remove the stones. Place the cherries in the bowl with the vinegar. Mix together.

  • 4.

    Pick the leaves from the tarragon stalks and roughly chop them. Pick any really thick stalks out of the watercress.

  • 5.

    Divide the watercress and half the tarragon between a couple of plates. Drizzle ½ tbsp olive oil over each and gently toss together. Arrange the roast beetroot and cherries on top, drizzling over the vinegar from the bowl. Crumble the Petit Chèvre cheese over the top and scatter over the remaining tarragon leaves to serve

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