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Serves
4 as light lunch or side dish
Author Notes
I’ve been obsessed with summer fruits this year and love adding them to savoury salads for a bit of extra pop and summer feel. I know we're at the end of the summer now, so better make it quick!
The nectarine adds a nice burst of sweetness and unusual twist. This salad makes a special lunch or beautiful side dish to a larger spread.
—Kali
Ingredients
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2
candy beetroot
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100 grams
quinoa
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1 tablespoon
olive oil
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1/2
juice lime
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30 grams
mint, roughly chopped
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20 grams
parsley, chopped
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1
nectarine
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25 grams
pistachio, roasted
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100 grams
watercress, washed & roughly chopped
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50-70 milliliters
dressing
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salt & pepper to taste
- Dressing
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60 milliliters
lime juice
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60 milliliters
olive oil
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1 teaspoon
dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon
nutritional yeast
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Pinch
salt & pepper
Directions
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Steam the beetroot in a pan with about 2 inches of water. Cook for about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of the beetroot. I cooked the beetroot so it still had bite rather than being totally soft. While the beetroot is cooking prepare the rest of your ingredients.
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Cook the quinoa with a pinch of salt and the 200ml water by steaming in a pan with the lid on until the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Once the liquid is absorbed, leave the lid on for a further few minutes. Fluff with a fork and dress with a tablespoon of olive oil and the juice of half a lime.
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To make the dressing, blitz all the ingredients in a high-speed blender. If you don’t have one, whisk the ingredients together and slowly drizzle the oil in until the dressing is emulsified and creamy. Any extra dressing you can save for another day.
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Roughly chop your herbs and pistachio. Peel your beetroot, cut into 1 cm pieces, along with your nectarine. Once the quinoa has cooled a little, mix these through with your herbs, nuts, 50ml of dressings, adding more if needed. Mix through the watercress, taste for seasoning and serve.
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