This feta beetroot salad is perfect for a healthy vegetarian starter. This summer season salad is easy to make and fresh.
Oh the joy of harvesting my own food from my parents’ garden in central France (in the Bourbonnais region)! I’m always overexcited by cooking what I harvest myself, even at my age!
So here is a very simple recipe made with beetroot and parsley from the garden. It couldn’t have been more fresh, local and organic!
Ingredients
Cooked beetroots
In France we can easily buy ready steamed cooked beetroots (they are even easier to find than raw beets!). But if you can't find ready cooked beetroots or if you prefer to cook them yourself and you want to know how to cook them, you can read all about it in my article Beetroot for beginners.
Feta cheese
What is feta cheese ?
It is a Greek brined curd cheese made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. This cheese is white.
What does feta cheese taste like ?
It has a salty and tangy taste that contrasts very well with the sweet taste of beetroots
How to use feta cheese ?
Feta cheese has no skin. So you just need to take it out of the brine and cut it into cubes if you have a feta cheese block. If you have feta crumbles or chunks, the are ready to use.
Is feta cheese gluten free ?
Yes. Authentic Greek feta cheese is gluten free. Make sure you are buying the real thing.
Is feta cheese vegetarian ?
Feta cheese is a dairy product. So, yes, it is vegetarian.
Other ingredients
- fresh parsley
- apple cider vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
See recipe card for quantities.
How to store this feta beetroot salad
If you have some leftovers, store this feta beetroot salad in an airtight container, in the fridge for up to 1 or 2 days.
More beetroot recipes
- For a very flavorful juice, you can check my Beetroot and carrot juice recipe
- Beetroot chips (AIP, paleo, vegan) for a crunchy snack
- Beetroot carpaccio (AIP, paleo, vegan) for a salad using raw beetroot
Feta beetroot salad
Ingredients
- 300 grams cooked beetroots
- 100 grams Feta cheese
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley roughly chopped
For the dressing :
- 1.5 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Chop the beetroots into cubes. Then drain the feta cheese (if it is in brine) and also cut it into cubes.
- Prepare dressing by combining olive oil and apple cider vinegar in a bowl.
- In a salad bowl, combine beetroots, feta cheese and parsley with the dressing. Taste and then add salt if needed: feta cheese has a pretty salty taste so you might not need to add salt. And voilà! You can serve.Bon appétit !
Portia
I really enjoyed this recipe.