Beetroot and pomegranate salad

301 kcal · per serving

Dinner · Per serving

kcal: 301
Protein: 8.4 g
min: 60
What this plan asks for: 2 portions

Gluten-freeGentle on the stomachSnackDinner

Ingredients

Pomegranate· fresh, in season now175 g
Beetroot· fresh, in season now250 g
Lettuce· out of season here100 g
Olive oil· cupboard, all year20 g
Brined white cheese· cupboard, all year60 g

Method

Break the pomegranate open under water: the seeds sink, the pith floats, and your kitchen stays the colour it was. Beetroot baked and cooled, never boiled — this needs the sweetness concentrated to stand against the seeds.

When this dish is in season

share of the dish’s weight that is seasonal, by month

1000

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This week

Sat 3 OctoberDinner · 602 kcal · 2 portions
Wed 7 OctoberMid-morning · 151 kcal · 0.5 portions

Instead of this

most seasonal right now for the same slot

Apple and carrot baked with oats210 kcal · 100% in season
Apples baked with honey137 kcal · 100% in season
Beetroot and apple167 kcal · 100% in season
Boiled eggs with tomato and oil170 kcal · 100% in season

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Oats are counted gluten-free. That is true of the grain and false of most mills; with coeliac disease, buy oats certified on a dedicated line.
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