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Beetroot dip

Vibrant with delicious, earthy flavours

Vibrant with delicious, earthy flavours

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 39p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 105g serving contains

Energy
791kj
189kcal
9%
Fat
8.0g
Med
11%
Saturates
1.6g
Med
8%
Sugars
4.5g
Low
5%
Salt
0.46g
Med
8%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
753kj/180kcal

Ingredients

2 medium raw beetroots, unpeeled

1tbsp Extra Special Cold-Pressed Rapeseed Oil

1 clove garlic, unpeeled

2tbsp pumpkin seeds

2tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

1tbsp Cheddar, grated

Juice and zest ½ lemon

2 pitta breads

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2
Wash the beetroots, pat dry, toss in half the oil with the garlic and wrap in a sealed foil parcel. Roast on a baking tray. After 45 mins, add the pumpkin seeds to the tray. Cook for 10 mins, until the beets are tender and the seeds are toasted.
3
Cool a little. Peel the beets and squeeze the garlic out of its skin.
4
Blitz all the remaining ingredients in a processor. Scatter with zest. Serve with griddled pitta slices.

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