Whether it’s freshly roasted or cool and pickled, beetroot is a fabulous addition to salads. It’s natural sweetness provides lovely flavour, colour and juiciness to your dish, not the mention all the incredible vitamins it contains. To get you thinking about how you can include beetroot in a salad, take a look through this perfectly purple recipe collection. We’ve got dishes with creamy goat’s cheese and feta, hearty pumpkin and warm grilled lamb. Just delicious!
Roast vegetable salad with garlic mustard dressing
This roasted vegie salad is the easiest and tastiest way to get your five a day!
Pork fillet salad with beetroot & blood orange
A colourful start to salad season.
Beetroot, asparagus and fetta salad
A beautiful salad with a gorgeous combination of flavours and textures.
Minted lamb cutlets with beetroot salad
With plenty of hearty roasted beetroot and Jap pumpkin this salad is the ideal accompaniment for minted lamb cutlets. Looking for more lamb cutlets recipes? Refresh beetroot leaves in a bowl of iced water. You can use baby rocket leaves instead of beetroot, if you prefer. Note
Spiced lentils and beetroot with dill yoghurt
Great as a side dish or main event.
Salad of roasted beetroot with goat’s cheese and walnuts
Rich and earthy!
Freekeh tabbouleh beetroot
This Middle Eastern-inspired salad has everything to keep you going throughout the afternoon or evening.
Baked beetroot salad with cannellini beans, feta and mint
An exquisite beetroot salad perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
Roasted beetroot and millet salad
This nourishing roasted beetroot and millet salad is the perfect balance of flavour and texture. Full of wholesome ingredients, this is one tasty dish you can feel good about eating!
Warm salad of root vegetables
Ditch that old idea of salads as rabbit food and delight in this warm salad full of roasted root vegetables like beetroot, pumpkin and carrot.
Beetroot with watercress and walnuts
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Caramelised beetroot, rocket and feta salad
You could use chopped unsalted peanuts instead of hazelnuts. Try goat cheese instead of feta, mixed salad instead of rocket. Price will vary. To slice onion very thinly, use a mandolin or V-shaped cutter. Note
Beetroot and pumpkin salad
This beautiful beetroot and roasted pumpkin salad is filling enough to enjoy as a healthy vegetarian dinner, or served alongside some freshly grilled lamb. You can take any leftovers to work or school, too.
Spinach, beetroot and egg salad
Make this a main meal salad by tossing through a well-drained 400g can tuna or salmon. Note
Beetroot and orange salad
Blood oranges are available in winter. At other times use navel oranges instead. Segment the oranges over a bowl to catch any juice; use this in the dressing. Note
Beetroot, asparagus and feta salad
This easy beetroot, asparagus and feta salad is packed full of colour and goodness and makes an appetising addition to the barbecue table. The tangy dressing and walnuts add an extra depth of flavour and texture.
Baby beetroot, green lentil, watercress and hazelnut salad
If roasted hazelnuts are unavailable, you can roast your own. Place nuts on an oven tray; roast at 200°C about 5 minutes or until the skins begin to split. Rub hazelnuts in a tea towel to remove most of the skins. Cool. Fresh pomegranate seeds can sometimes be found in packs in the fridge section […]
Warm beetroot and macadamia salad
Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Falafel with beetroot and mixed green salad
Drizzled in a garlic yoghurt sauce, this colourful salad is full of flavour and nutrition.
Smoky piquant steak and roasted beetroot salad
Warm steak seasoned with smoked paprika makes for a filling and delicious salad packed with protein and flavour.
Pearl barley salad
This delicious roasted beetroot, broccoli and pearl barley salad is beautiful enjoyed warm with a creamy tahini dressing. It’s the perfect example that healthy, vegetarian food can be delicious and filling!
Beetroot and heirloom carrot salad with persian fetta
Colourful heirloom carrots, in hues of purple, taste the same as their orange cousins, and were in fact the norm until the Dutch developed the modern-day orange version in the 17th century. They taste and look fantastic in this stunning salad.
Warm beetroot and lentil salad with pork sausages
Healthy and delicious warm beetroot and lentil salad with pork sausages from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Beetroot & carrot salad with goat’s cheese twists
Delicious and colourful beetroot and carrot salad with goat’s cheese twists from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Beef, beetroot and potato salad
For a packed lunch, prepare this salad the night before; it is best dressed just before serving. Place beetroot in base of lunch container, top with mesclun, potato and beef; pack dressing separately. Store in the fridge; bring to room temperature before serving. Note
Blood orange and beetroot salad
Blood oranges are available in winter, at other times use navel oranges. Note
Warm beetroot, egg and potato salad
A simple and interesting warm beetroot, egg and potato salad that makes an excellent light lunch.
Beetroot and cucumber salad
Can be made a day ahead up to step 2, and left covered in the fridge. Note
Roasted beetroot and blue cheese salad with honey pecans
This mouth-watering salad is full of contrasting flavours and textures, from creamy cheese to crunchy nuts.
Pumpkin, ricotta and beetroot salad
Ground lemon myrtle is available from specialist spice shops and some gourmet food stores. Lemon myrtle is a small tree that grows in sub-tropical and tropical rainforest areas of Queensland. Ground lemon myrtle is a ground mixture of the dried leaf and flower; it has a strong lemon flavour. If you can’t find it, use […]
Roasted beetroot, orange and char-grilled chicken salad
You need two oranges for this recipe – one for the salad and one for the juice. You can substitute fresh baby beetroot with canned baby beets, or the chicken with pork fillet or salmon, if you like. Note
Does beetroot need to be cooked for salad?
You can use raw beetroot in salad when it’s grated or very finely cut, like in this Freekeh tabbouleh beetroot recipe. But for larger chunks of beetroot you would need to boil or bake it so that it’s not hard to eat. Some recipes also make it simple by using tinned or pickled beetroot, like this one with asparagus and feta, so check the ingredients before you go shopping.
Do you peel beetroot before cutting?
It’s a good idea to peel beetroot before you eat it as the outer skin can be tough or have blemishes. A lot of people will peel it before they cut or grate it, but you could also wait until after it’s cooked depending on the way you prepare it. If in doubt, follow a recipe.
