Beetroot salad (hot)
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This interesting beetroot salad originates from Nik and Edwina's Cookbook. This is the hot version, the cold version can be found here.
To quote Nik:
"Its earthy and sweet and fragrant and spicy and fruity, we served it at our wedding feast, and it went down a storm"
Ingredients
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- 500g beetroot, either freshly boiled, or from the supermarket (but make sure it's not in vinegar)
- 150ml white wine vinegar
- 4 oranges, Freshly squeezed. Use the juice and the zest
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
- 225g dark brown or muscovado sugar
Mise en place
- 200° C (400° F - gas 6), [fan oven 180° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]
Method
- Preheat oven to 200C. Chop beetroot into skinny strips and arrange in an oven proof dish
- Mix sugar and vinegar in saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes
- Reserve 2 tblspns of juice. Add the rest with the zest and the of allspice to the pan
- Mix the reserved juice with the cornflour. Add to juice in pan, heating gently, stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened a bit
- Pour over the beetroot and place in oven for 8 minutes until warmed through. Serve
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