Beetroot, Goat’s Cheese & Watercress Salad with a Sweet Mustard Dressing

Name: Beetroot, Goat’s Cheese & Watercress Salad with a Sweet Mustard Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 medium beetroot, kept whole with about 7 cm of the stem still intact; 2 x 100 g logs goat’s cheese, cut into slices; 3 C (750 ml) watercress; 4 tsp (20 ml) sesame seeds, toasted; ¼ C (60 ml) condensed milk; 4 tsp (20 ml) wholegrain mustard; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) red wine vinegar

Beetroot, Goat’s Cheese & Watercress Salad with a Sweet Mustard Dressing

Author: Illanique
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 20
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Dish Type; easy; Light meals; Lunch; Main Ingredient; Mains; Meals and Courses; Salads; Vegetables

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Description

A simple salad recipe with spectacularly balanced flavours

Ingredients

4 medium beetroot, kept whole with about 7 cm of the stem still intact
2 x 100 g logs goat’s cheese, cut into slices
3 C (750 ml) watercress
4 tsp (20 ml) sesame seeds, toasted
Sweet Mustard Dressing
¼ C (60 ml) condensed milk
4 tsp (20 ml) wholegrain mustard
2 Tbsp (30 ml) red wine vinegar

Instructions

Cover the stems of the beetroot with foil. Place them in a pot of cold water and bring to the boil. Boil for 15–20 minutes until tender. Let them cool completely then cut into quarters.

Mix together the dressing ingredients and keep to one side.

Arrange the beetroot quarters on serving dishes, and top with slices of goat’s cheese and watercress. Scatter the toasted sesame seeds over and serve the dressing on the side.

Serve with grilled ciabatta.

Illanique Van Aswegen

Illanique is a Cape Town-based food stylist and recipe developer who loves to dabble in a bit of food photography here and there. After spending long hours in busy kitchens as a professional chef, Illanique decided to join the world of food media. She has worked on editorial and advertising campaigns for such clients as Woolworths, Food and Home Entertaining , Clicks, Simply Asia, V&A Waterfront, Foschini, Food24, Sasko and Oprah magazine amongst others. When she's not cooking up a storm you'll find her at a dusty flee market or antique shop hunting down one-of-a-kind props and unique decor goodies with her adorable pug.