Name: Beetroot, witlof, labne and orange salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250 gm thick Greek-style yoghurt; 750 gm rock salt; 2 bunches beetroot (about 8), trimmed; 2 witlof, leaves separated; 2 oranges, segmented; ½ onion, thinly sliced into rings; 1½ cups (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley leaves (about ½ bunch); 1 cup dill sprigs (about ½ bunch) (firmly packed); 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 50 ml sherry vinegar

Beetroot, witlof, labne and orange salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for beetroot, witlof, labne and orange salad by Bodega, Sydney.

Serves 8

Prep

30M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 45M

“I loved the simple elegance of the beetroot salad at Sydney’s Bodega. Please help me re-create this dish at my next dinner party.”

Jamie Stephens, Panania, NSW

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Labne is a cheese made from strained yoghurt. You’ll need to begin this recipe two days ahead.

Ingredients

250 gm thick Greek-style yoghurt

750 gm rock salt

2 bunches beetroot (about 8), trimmed

2 witlof, leaves separated

2 oranges, segmented

½ onion, thinly sliced into rings

1½ cups (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley leaves (about ½ bunch)

1 cup dill sprigs (about ½ bunch) (firmly packed)

100 ml extra-virgin olive oil

50 ml sherry vinegar

Method

Main

1.Place yoghurt in a muslin-lined sieve placed over a bowl. Refrigerate for two days to drain liquid.

2.Preheat oven to 180C. Spread rock salt in the base of a roasting pan, place beetroot on top and roast until tender (1-1¼ hours). Cool slightly, then peel and coarsely chop, and combine in a bowl with witlof, orange, onion and herbs.

3.Whisk oil and vinegar in a bowl, season to taste, drizzle over salad and toss to combine. Divide salad among plates, top with quenelles of labne and serve.

This recipe is from the August 2009 issue of .
Notes

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