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Butter bean and beetroot salad
Serves: 4Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
8 baby beetroot (or 4 medium beetroot)
400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons freshy thyme
100g baby spinach leaves
100g rocket leaves
60g low-fat feta cheese, crumbled
Method
- Cook beetroot in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and peel while still warm, then cut into quarters.
- Cook beetroot in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and peel while still warm, then cut into quarters.
- To serve, divide beetroot, spinach and rocket among four plates. Pour the warm bean mixture over the top and garnish with feta cheese. Serve immediately.
Nutrition information
| Per serve (serves 4) | |
| Energy | 1180kJ |
| Protein | 14g |
| Fat, total | 9g |
| - saturated | 3g |
| Carbohydrate | 36g |
| Sodium | 350mg |
| Fibre | 13g |
| Exchanges | 2.5 per serve |
ACKNOWLEGEMENT:
© Recipe and image kindly provided by Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company.
