Vibrant African Beetroot Salad with Toasted Couscous
Daily Recipe: June 10, 2025
Beat the mostly cloudy day with an entertaining yet easy recipe from African cuisine! In this recipe, we are reimagining the traditional African Beetroot Salad with a fresh modern twist while keeping the beet, a underestimated root vegetable, as our star. This vibrant, earthy rich ingredient is well known for its numerous health benefits and it surely stuns anyone with its deep garnet hue.
Ingredients (for 2)
- Medium beetroot - 2 - boiled and cubed
- Couscous - 1 cup - toasted
- Green peas - 1/2 cup - blanched
- Fresh mint - 10 leaves - finely chopped
- Goat cheese - 1/3 cup - crumbled
- Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
- Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
- Honey - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - to taste
- Black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
Preparation
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Step 1 - 🍳🌾🔥Toast the couscous in a pan until golden brown, then prepare it according to the package instructions.
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Step 2 - 🍋🍯🧂Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and black pepper to make the vinaigrette.
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Step 3 - 🌾🥣🥗Combine the cooked couscous, cubed beets, and blanched peas in a large mixing bowl.
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Step 4 - 🥗💦🥄Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad, and gently mix everything together.
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Step 5 - 🧀🌱🍽️Sprinkle crumbled goat cheese and fresh mint on top. Give it a light mix and adjust seasoning if needed before serving.
Additional
With its vibrant colors, this salad is good enough to steal the spotlight from any main course! It's a great way to add a nutritious and colorful side to your dinners. For a vegan option, you can replace the honey with maple syrup and skip the goat cheese. You can also make this salad ahead of time, without the goat cheese and mint, cover and refrigerate it. Just remember to mix in the cheese and mint before serving.