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Beetroot rice with feta

Name: Beetroot rice with feta
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: raw beetroot 4, peeled and chopped; dill a bunch, chopped; sunflower seeds 1 tbsp; feta 100g, crumbled; salad leaves a handful; red wine vinegar 1 tsp; shallot 1, finely diced; orange 1, zested and juiced; rapeseed oil 1 tbsp; cumin seeds 1 heaped tsp, toasted

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

You’ve heard of courgetti and cauliflower steaks, but what about beetroot rice? Beetroot rice is set to be the next big vegetable trend – try it as a super-healthy no-cook main for two

By Anna Glover

Published: July 15, 2016 at 9:21 am

*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards

Ingredients

raw beetroot 4, peeled and chopped
dill a bunch, chopped
sunflower seeds 1 tbsp
feta 100g, crumbled
salad leaves a handful

DRESSING

red wine vinegar 1 tsp
shallot 1, finely diced
orange 1, zested and juiced
rapeseed oil 1 tbsp
cumin seeds 1 heaped tsp, toasted

Method

Step 1

Tip the beetroot into a blender, and pulse until it looks like rice grains. Tip into a bowl. Whisk all the dressing ingredients together with half the dill and some seasoning. Pour most of the dressing onto the beetroot rice and mix. Add the salad leaves. Tip onto plates and scatter over the feta, the remaining dill, sunflower seeds and the remaining dressing.

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