Beetroot Feta Salad with Lemon Rosemary Vinaigrette with Rosemary essential oil
This beetroot and feta salad makes the perfect salad to serve for summer. Use it as a light meal, for BBQs or dinner parties. The Young Living lemon and rosemary essential oils in the dressing brings out the flavours in the salad. This recipe is by Chef Kate.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
Salad
2 medium beetroots
a swirl of Young Living rosemary essential oil
tbsp olive oil
sea salt and pepper (to taste)
½ cup Young Living wolfberries
3 cups mixed lettuce leaves
1 cup baby spinach leaves
1 cup baby rocket
½ cup pumpkin seeds (raw or roasted)
½ cup walnut pieces (raw or toasted)
1 cup crumbled fetta
fresh herbs leaves (parsley, mint and/or coriander)
microgreens (optional)
Lemon and Rosemary Vinaigrette (recipe below)
Ingredients
Lemon Rosemary Vinaigrette
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup honey or maple syrup
½ tsp sea salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
a swirl of Young Living rosemary essential oil (using toothpick method - see below)
Instructions
1. Peel the beetroot and cut into round slices or cubes and then cook by either steaming or boiling until cooked through. Once cooked set them aside to cool. (You can also peel them and cook them whole and when cooled slice the beetroot in round slices or cubes).
2. In a small bowl swirl the Young Living Rosemary essential oil (using the toothpick method) into the olive oil, taste and repeat if desired. Then drizzle the beetroot with the rosemary olive oil mixture and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Set a side or chill until you are ready to assemble the salad.
3. Soak the Young Living wolfberries in 1 cup water for 10 minutes to soften, then drain well and set aside until ready to plate the salad.
4. When ready to serve place the mixed lettuce on a large platter or in a bowl and drizzle with dressing and gently mix through the lettuce leaves. Then top with the beetroot, wolfberries, seeds, nuts and fetta and drizzle with a little more dressing. Sprinkle with herb leaves and microgreens, if using.
5. You can also add your favourite veggies and a little cooked chicken or prawns, if desired.
Lemon and Rosemary Vinaigrette
This light and tasty dressing is wonderful over salad greens and goes great drizzled over steamed veggies too. The rosemary adds a lovely woodsy note to the vinaigrette.
Creaming dressing option
For a creamy dressing add ¼ cup of mayonnaise to the recipe.
Place all the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk them together. Taste and add a little more salt, lemon juice, honey and/or another swirl of rosemary oil, if desired.
Toothpick Method: Dip a clean toothpick in your oil bottle and swirl it around a little to coat with oil then swirl the toothpick into the dressing and stir to incorporate the oil, taste and repeat if desired with a clean toothpick.
TIP: The dressing recipe makes more than enough for this salad. Keep in a screw-top jar or airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Shake before serving. If you have more guests just add more salad greens, beetroot and fetta. I like using a mixture of mixed leaf salad, spinach and rocket.
NOTE: You can buy pre-cooked beetroot and slice to save time. Try adding some cooked chicken or cooked prawns to this salad to make it a main dish. You can also add some of favourite chopped veggies too like capsicum, cucumbers, tomatoes and zucchini.
Where to Buy Food Grade Essential Oils in Australia?
Looking for edible rosemary essential oil and edible lemon essential oil in Australia. Buy food grade lemon essential oil and food grade rosemary essential oil here
Which Essential Oils can be used with Food?
See a full list of 35 food grade essential oils in Australia here.
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