Butter bean and beetroot salad
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Skill
Vegetarian
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Skill
You can serve this convenient, hearty salad as a side dish or a light meal. Packed with the goodness of legumes, high in fibre and iron, it’s nutritious with a great combination of bold flavours and contrasting textures.
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Ingredients
- 8 baby beetroot (or 4 medium beetroot)
- 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- 100g rocket leaves
- 60g low-fat feta cheese, crumbled
Nutrition per serving
685 kJ
energy kj
9 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
7.7 g
dietary fibre
11 g
carbohydrate
10 g
sugars
550 mg
sodium
Method
- Cook beetroot in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and peel while still warm, then cut into quarters.
- Place butter beans, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and thyme in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until warmed through.
- To serve, divide beetroot, spinach and rocket among four plates. Pour the warm bean mixture over the top and garnish with feta cheese and serve.
- 8 baby beetroot (or 4 medium beetroot)
- 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- 100g rocket leaves
- 60g low-fat feta cheese, crumbled
Nutrition per serving
685 kJ
energy kj
9 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
7.7 g
dietary fibre
11 g
carbohydrate
10 g
sugars
550 mg
sodium
- Cook beetroot in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and peel while still warm, then cut into quarters.
- Place butter beans, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and thyme in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until warmed through.
- To serve, divide beetroot, spinach and rocket among four plates. Pour the warm bean mixture over the top and garnish with feta cheese and serve.