Beetroot and Carrot Salad - Clare Dixey

This delicious, summery salad is really easy to make and will help to use up your home-grown beetroot and carrots if you find you have a glut. Ideal as an accompaniment to a BBQ or simply on its own for a healthy lunch.

Ingredients

• 1 medium Beetroot (approx 6cm diameter)
• 1-2 medium sized Carrots
• 1/2 of small red onion
• Handful of raisins or sultanas
• Ground black pepper
• Olive Oil

Method

Peel the beetroot and remove top and bottom, peel carrots and onion. In a food processor using the grating blade, grate the beetroot, carrots and onion. Transfer to large bowl, add the raisins or sultantas, a quick grind of the black pepper and a couple of table spoons of olive oil. Give the salad a really good mix until all of the carrot is purple llike the beetroot. Leave the salad for about an our before serving. The salad will last a couple of days if covered and left in the fridge.

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