Name: Beetroot and cucumber salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kilogram baby beetroot, trimmed; 1 telegraph cucumber, halved, seeded, thickly sliced; 6 green onions, thickly sliced; 3 trimmed sticks celery, thickly sliced; 2 tablespoon extra-light olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano; 1 teaspoon sugar; Dressing; 2 tablespoon extra-light olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano; 1 teaspoon sugar

Ingredients

1 kilogram baby beetroot, trimmed

1 telegraph cucumber, halved, seeded, thickly sliced

6 green onions, thickly sliced

3 trimmed sticks celery, thickly sliced

2 tablespoon extra-light olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1 teaspoon sugar

Dressing

2 tablespoon extra-light olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1 teaspoon sugar

Method

Beetroot and cucumber salad

1.Preheat oven to 200°C.

2.Place beetroot in oiled baking dish and bake, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly; peel.

3.Combine beetroot, cucumber, onion and celery in large bowl; drizzle with dressing.

Dressing

4.Combine all ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.

Can be made a day ahead up to step 2, and left covered in the fridge.
Note

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Beetroot and cucumber salad

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