Warm Goat Cheese and Beetroot Salad [1]

SALAD DRESSING:

1/2 cup olive oil

2 lemons - juice

2 oranges - juice

1 sweet orange - thick slice

1/4 cup grape vinegar

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Soft brown sugar to taste

SALAD:

A whole bunch of spring onions and rocket leaves - chopped

18 baby beetroots - de-stemmed and washed

3/4 - 1 cup goat cheese

1/4 cup walnuts

1/4 cup pecans

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp sugar

Salt and pepper to taste

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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C or 392 degrees F.
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DRESSING
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Blend all the ingredients together - leave out oil.
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Pour the oil in little by little - stirring it continuously.
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Keep aside.
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SALAD
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Coat all the baby beetroot with some olive oil.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Arrange the baby beetroots in a roasting pan.
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Allow the baby beetroots to roast in the preheated oven until they turn soft.
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Then remove the skins and while still hot - pour over a little of the dressing on top.
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Allow the dressing to cool down the baby beetroot a little.
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Arrange the baby beetroot on a serving dish.
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After that crumble all the goat cheese on top.
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Scatter the dressing - little at a time.
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Place the roasted nuts, spring onions and the rocket leaves on top - don't toss!
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You can serve this right away - best eaten when the beetroot is slightly warm.

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