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Greek-style beet and pomegranate salad

2
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Moderate

Ingredients

Beetroot

450 g, (3x150g), washed

Red onion

1 small, very thinly sliced into rings

Lemon juice

1 tbs

Red wine vinegar

¼ cup(s), (60ml)

Olive oil

1 tbs

Fresh oregano

1 tbs, finely chopped, plus extra to serve

Baby spinach

6 cup(s), (120g)

Green capsicum

2 medium, chopped

Lebanese cucumber

1 medium, halved lengthways, sliced

Reduced fat feta cheese

100 g, cut into small cubes

Black olives, drained

¼ cup(s), (40g), pitted, halved lengthways

Pomegranate

½ medium, seeds only

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Trim stems on beetroot to about 2cm. Wrap in foil and place on baking tray. Bake for 1½ hours or until tender when pierced with tip of a knife. Unwrap and cool. Slip skins from beetroot and cut each into 12 wedges.
  2. Meanwhile, using hands, toss onion with lemon juice in a bowl. Set aside for onion to soften. Combine vinegar, oil and oregano in a small screw-top jar. Season with salt and pepper. Seal tightly and shake to combine.
  3. Arrange spinach, capsicum and cucumber on a platter. Add beetroot, feta and olives. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and extra oregano leaves.