Roast beetroot, egg and caper salad with dill and horseradish vinaigrette

  • Portion size: Serves 6
  • Hands-on time 25 min, oven time 1 hour, plus cooling
  • Difficulty: easy

The punchy flavour of fresh horseradish works particularly well with sweet, earthy beetroot and boiled eggs. Serve this Scandinavian-style salad as a sophisticated dinner party side dish.

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Ingredients

  • 1kg medium-size fresh beetroot, peeled and cut into 2cm dice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp small capers, rinsed and drained, plus extra to garnish
  • ½ small bunch fresh dill, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish
  • 4 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1-2 tbsp finely grated fresh horseradish, depending on taste
  • ¼ tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 hardboiled eggs, chopped into 1cm pieces
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5. Toss together the diced beetroot, olive oil and some salt and black pepper in a roasting tin, cover with foil, then roast for 1 hour or until tender. Remove and leave to cool.
  2. Put the cooked beetroot into a medium bowl with the rinsed capers and chopped fresh dill, then toss together well.
  3. Whisk the red wine vinegar, grated horseradish, sugar and extra-virgin olive oil with salt and pepper. Stir into the beetroot, mix gently with the chopped eggs, then set aside at room temperature for 1 hour if you wish.
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  5. Spoon the beetroot salad onto a serving plate, then sprinkle with a few more capers and a little more chopped dill.

Nutrition

  • 149kcals Calories
  • 6.8g (1.4g saturated) Fat
  • 7.3g Protein
  • 12.5g (11.4g sugars) Carbs
  • 4.4g Fibre
  • 0.4g Salt

Quick wins & tips

This salad would work well served with an oily fish such as grilled mackerel.

Make Ahead

Prepare up to 2 hours ahead and keep covered in the fridge until you need it.

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