Roasted beetroot, pears and red onion with winter leaves recipe

A rich, warming salad perfect for a light Boxing Day lunch. You can make the dressing up to 2 days in advance and keep chilled until needed.
See method- Serves 6-8
- 50 mins to cook
- 190 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 4 ripe pears, quartered
- 2 large red onions, quartered
- 2 bunches beetroot, quartered
- 90g bag salad leaves
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
- 2 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp cranberry sauce
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 805kJ 190.0kcal
- Fat
- 4g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 0.3g
- Sugars
- 35g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 36.8gProtein 3.8gFibre 8.1g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. In a jug, whisk the dressing ingredients; season well.
- Put the pears and veg in a roasting tin and pour over the dressing. Roast for 50 minutes, turning once. Remove from the oven and leave to cool a little. Toss with the leaves just before serving.
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