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Quick & Easy

Beetroot carpaccio with goats cheese and walnuts

Although this no-cook starter idea sounds fancy, it's really a simple beetroot salad. Thin slices of sweet, earthy beetroot are slicked with a mustardy dressing and topped with tangy goats' cheese. Using rainbow beetroot makes it a little extra.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • pinch caster sugar
  • 200g/7oz cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), finely sliced
  • 80g/2¾oz soft goats’ cheese, crumbled
  • 50g/1¾oz walnuts, roughly chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

  • Whisk the oil, mustard, vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl and season well with salt and pepper.
  • Fan the beetroot slices out over small plates and drizzle over the mustard dressing. Scatter over the goats’ cheese and walnuts and serve.