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Ingredients
Beet Salad with Feta and Walnuts
- Ingredients
- 28 ozs Beets
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- salt
- peppers
- ½ tsp ground Cardamom
- 1 generous pinch cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground Cumin
- 3 ozs walnut kernels
- 1 bunch Radish
- 5 ozs Feta
- ¾ oz Fresh herbs (1 handful; e.g. chives, parsley, sage, rosemary)
- 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
Clean beet, peel with oiled hands or disposable gloves and cut into bite-sized pieces. Mix with oil and season with salt, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and cumin. Place in a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C / 400 °F for 35-40 minutes.
Meanwhile, coarsely chop walnuts. Clean radishes, wash and depending on size leave whole or halve or quarter. Crumble feta. Wash herbs, shake dry and chop finely.
Remove beet from oven and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Serve sprinkled with nuts, feta, radishes and herbs.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 411 cal. | (20 %) | ||
| Protein | 13 g | (13 %) | ||
| Fat | 31 g | (27 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 20 g | (13 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.6 g | (22 %) |
Healthy, because
Radishes contain abundant secondary plant compounds such as flavonoids, glucosinolates and essential oils. Mustard oils are responsible for the pungent taste and have antibacterial, detoxifying, antispasmodic and appetizing effects. The sheep cheese donates a lot of bone-strengthening calcium and satisfying protein.
Even smarter
If you're in a hurry, you can also prepare this dish with pre-cooked, vacuum-packed beets.