Roasted Beetroot and Feta Salad
Salads are a great way of eating large meals without over consuming calories (great if you are trying to lose weight)Feel free to add or subtract things you like/don't like, the recipe is just a guide!
Servings: 2 portions
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g feta cheese diced
- 2 slices chunky bread (for croutons!) cubed
- 1 cup iceberg lettuce shredded
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves
- 1 bell pepper sliced
- 50 ml balsamic vinegar
- 50 ml olive oil
- fresh thyme leaves as much as you like
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- pre-heat oven to 180 deg C
- dice beetroot and place in a bowl, add 25ml of the olive oil, thyme and balsamic vinegar
- place on a non-stick tray or parchment paper and roast for 40 mins (you may need to adjust time depending on size of beetroot chunks)
- while they are roasting chop lettuce and bell peppers then mix with spinach
- place salad into bowls and crumble feta over the top
- cut bread into cubes, and place cover with remaining olive oil
- place on second non-stick tray and place in the oven until browned (you can also fry them in a pan on med heat), remove and sprinkle with salt and pepper
- once beetroot is done place on top of salad, add croutons and serve