Beetroot, carrot and alfalfa salad

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Beetroot, carrot and alfalfa salad

Name: Beetroot, carrot and alfalfa salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2

Serves 2 15 min

This is a simple, beautifully-hued grated veg salad topped with a crumbling of salty cheese and toasted seeds and dressed with honey, ginger, orange juice and good olive oil. It's a lovely way of pepping up a winter meals, and goes well with chicken or duck. This is also good with the addition of grated apple, and with a handful of leafy, fresh herbs (chervil, parsley, coriander).

Ingredients

for the dressing

1 tsp honey
1 tbsp orange juice
1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
4 tbsp olive oil

for the salad

2 large beetroot, peeled
2 large carrots, peeled
handful alfalfa sprouts, washed
4 tbsp mixed toasted seeds
1 pack Wootton white cheese or feta
salt and pepper

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Method

Prep time: 15 min

Make the dressing

Step 1
by mixing all the ingredients together and seasoning with salt and pepper.

To make the salad

Step 1
, very thinly slice the beetroot and carrot, then cut into matchsticks.
Step 2
Arrange on a serving plate.
Step 3
Sprinkle over the alfalfa and toasted seeds. Drizzle over the dressing and crumble over a little of the cheese. Drizzle over a little extra olive oil to serve.