Beetroot salad with grapefruit and Pecorino

This quick salad combines crunchy earthiness of raw, thinly sliced beetroots, the juicy bitterness of grapefruit and salty Pecorino

Beetroot salad with grapefruit and Pecorino

SERVES

2

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

40

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 3-4 rainbow and golden beetroots, washed and peeled

  • juice of 1 lemon

  • sea salt

  • black pepper

  • 1 ruby grapefruit, peeled and segmented 

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 tsp runny honey

  • 60g Pecorino, shaved

  • 80g rocket, washed

Method

  1. Cut the beets in halve and then slice thinly.

  2. Place the thin slices in a bowl along with the juice of one lemon and a good pinch of sea salt. Stir around so that everything is covered and leave in the fridge to marinate for around 20-30 minutes.

  3. Arrange the grapefruit segments between two serving plates along with the beetroot slices and rocket.

  4. Drizzle over a little good quality olive oil and some honey.

  5. Shave over the pecorino and serve.

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