How to make Jamie Oliver’s amazing dressed beets

Salads aren’t always the most exciting of dishes but we bet we can entice you with Jamie Oliver’s beetroot offering. Not only is it colourful and tasty, you only need to grab five ingredients from the supermarket to make it.

The recipe comes from Jamie’s latest addition to his huge repertoire of cookbooks, 5 Ingredients — Quick & Easy Food.

Let’s face it, we’re all lazy from time to time, so a collection like this is a welcome addition to our lives.

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Nutrition Facts

Dressed beets

Amount Per Serving

Calories 231 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 12mg4%

Sodium 210mg9%

Potassium 663mg19%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 17g19%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 308IU6%

Vitamin C 43mg52%

Calcium 91mg9%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Dressed beets

Who said salads had to be boring?

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: British

Servings: 4

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Jamie Oliver

Equipment

• Saucepan
• Large bowl

Ingredients

• 600 g raw mixed-colour baby beets ideally with leaves
• 4 clementines
• 1/2 a bunch of fresh tarragon
• 100 g crumbly goat’s cheese
• 40 g shelled unsalted walnut halves
• salt
• pepper

Method

• Reserving any nice smaller beet leaves, halve any larger beets and cook, covered, in a pan of boiling salted water for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender.
• Meanwhile, squeeze the juice of one clementine into a large bowl with one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and a good splash of red wine vinegar.
• Peel the remaining three clementines, slice into fine rounds and arrange on your plates.
• Drain the beets and briefly refresh in cold water until cool enough to quickly rub off the skins. Halve or slice a few, then toss them all in the dressing.
• Taste, season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, then pick in the tarragon and toss with the reserved beet leaves. Divide between your plates, crumble over the goat’s cheese and walnuts, and drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 663mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 2mg

5 Ingredients — Quick & Easy Food by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Random House. Recipe © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited, Photography © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited, by David Loftus (2017 5 Ingredients — Quick & Easy Food).