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    Roasted beetroot and carrot with warm goats' cheese cakes

    Pop the breaded goats’ cheese into the freezer before cooking to ensure that it doesn’t melt completely when you fry it. And be sure to use the smaller, firmer goats’ cheese, as opposed to the soft variety. 

    • Vegetarian
    • Preparation time: 15 minutes, plus freezing
    • Cooking time: 35 minutes
    • Total time: 50 minutes, plus freezing

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    2 raw medium beetroot, quartered
    4 essential Waitrose carrots, halved lengthways
    2 tbsp essential Waitrose olive oil
    1 essential Waitrose egg, beaten
    50g dried breadcrumbs
    2 x 100g essential Waitrose English goats’ cheese
    130g bag rocket, watercress and spinach salad
    4 tbsp pecans or almonds, toasted and chopped

    DRESSING
    1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
    1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    ½ tsp dijon mustard
    1 tsp finely chopped shallot

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. On a baking tray, drizzle the beetroot and carrots with 1 tbsp oil; season. Cover with foil; roast for 15 minutes, then 10-15 minutes without foil, until golden.

    2. Meanwhile, place the egg and breadcrumbs in separate bowls. Slice the goats’ cheeses in half widthways to make 4 small rounds. Dip the cheese rounds in the egg and cover well in the breadcrumbs, then chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.

    3. Put all the dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar; season. Seal, shake well and set aside. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan and fry the chilled goats’ cheese for about 1 minute on each side, until golden and starting to melt and become gooey.

    4 Divide the salad between 4 plates, top with the vegetables, goats’ cheese and nuts, and drizzle with the dressing. 

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    This recipe first appeared in Waitrose Food, January 2017 issue. Download the Waitose Food app for the full issue

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