roasted golden beet, carrot and chickpea salad
- juice of 1 large lemon
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 5 garlic cloves
- 55ml olive oil
ingredients:
- 250g carrots
- 4-5 golden beets
- 1 tbsp olive oil for roasting
- 1/4 tsp salt (for roasting)
- 2x 240g cans of chickpeas
- 1 small red onion
- 50g flat leaf parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
directions:
- preheat oven to 200*.
- peel and slice the carrots and golden beets. cut the red onion into sixths.
- toss sliced carrots, beets, and onion with 2 tbsp olive oil and salt to taste.
- spread in a single layer in baking dish and roast until tender and beginning to brown for around 1 hour.
- juice one lemon.
- crush the garlic cloves into the blender along with lemon juice, mustard, and olive oil and blitz for 30 seconds.
- in a bowl, combine roasted carrots, beets, onions, chickpeas, and parsley. pour vinaigrette over salad mixture and toss to combine.
- season to taste
- serve the salad warm.
- enjoy!