Healthy Beetroot Salad – Bright & healthy summer braai side

What’s bright and always comes through during summer that isn’t the amazing South African sunshine? Beetroot is a favourite side at any braai and this Healthy Beetroot Salad improves the formula with some onions, eggs, olives and feta cheese. If there is one side to bring along to the next bring-and-braai this weekend, it’s this fantastically healthy salad.

Beetroot is packed with nutrients and is one of the world’s so-called “superfoods”. It contains nitrates which help increase blood flow to the brain and muscles which helps with athletic performance. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and loads of fibre to help with digestion. Eggs provide protein and vitamins and go incredibly well with everything else on your plate. It’s full of colour, texture and goodness which will bring a smile to everybody at the table.

Bring flavour and brightness to a bright summer’s day with this Healthy Beetroot Salad. It’s the ultimate treat on your plate this weekend.

Healthy Beetroot Salad Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Louise Liebenberg Course: SidesCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Ingredients

• Salad

• 1 kg 1 beetroot, cooked and diced

• 4 4 boiled eggs, sliced

• 1 packet 1 olives

• diced feta to taste

• 1 1 red onion, thinly sliced

• chopped chives and/or parsley

• salt and pepper to taste

• Dressing

• olive oil

• balsamic vinegar

• Dijon mustard

• lemon juice

Method

• Mix all the salad ingredients together.
• Mix the dressing ingredients together to taste and toss through the finished salad.
• Season and serve.

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