Beetroot and Feta Salad

Beetroot and Feta Salad

7 min
8 servings

This amazing, festive Beetroot and Feta Salad recipe is one my Mum has been making for years. It always makes an appearance on the Christmas table and we all eat it, nodding eagerly before exclaiming about how delicious it is! Aside from being outrageously tasty, it takes 5 minutes to assemble... 5 minutes! It looks so incredibly impressive and gives "I've spent hours in the kitchen" vibes, when really, all you have to do is open a bag of microwavable wild rice and a tin of store-bought beetroot before you pour yourself a beverage and call it a day! Freshly roasted beetroots are awesome, but the ease of preparing the store-bought variety is pretty up there in awesomeness too, because let's face it—when entertaining, all the little tasks can quickly add up and the last thing we want to be doing is spending hours in the kitchen! The beetroot and wild rice are served with rocket/arugula, sliced red onion, walnuts and feta before being drizzled with a lemon, honey and Dijon mustard dressing. It's fresh, substantial and goes with everything—think glazed ham, fresh cooked prawns/shrimp or grilled fish, yum!

Ingredients

  • 2 packets microwave wild rice, prepared as per packet instructions (see note 1)
  • 2 cups rocket/arugula leaves
  • 500 g cooked, peeled beetroot, cut into quarters (or tinned beetroot)
  • 1/4 cup red onion, sliced
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup Persian feta cheese, crumbled
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Arrange the rice on a large platter, spread it out evenly. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes. Top the rice with rocket, beetroot, onions, walnuts and Persian feta.

  2. 2

    Combine the dressing ingredients and drizzle over the salad.

  3. 3

    Serve at room temperature or refrigerate and serve cold.