Crazy coloured Aussie Salad
May 1st 2008 06:58
This is a little diddy that was created as there wasnt much moola floating around.
Aussies consume the most beetroot out of any country in the world.
We love it in burgers, salads with bbq's and just straight out of the tin on it's lonesome.
OH YEAH, you can dye your clothes and hair with it too!! You beauty!!
Fresh beetroot is very mellow, while the tinned stuff is very vinegarry.
You could use fresh to make the salad more posh if you like.
POTATOES
2-3 garlic cloves
1/4 cup tinned beetroot, chopped
COUSCOUS
2 tbs of olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 onion, chopped
tbs of dried tumeric
pinch of cinnamon
11/2 cup couscous
chicken stock- as required (follow couscous packet instructions)
JUST FOR THE TRAY
rocket Handful
mustard grass Handful
mint Handful
parsley Handful
chickpeas (tinned or fresh cooked) Handful
2 chopped pickled large red chillies (in a jar at the supermarket)
DRESSING (you may have leftover yay!)
2-3 roasted garlic cloves
1 tbs of onion (your choice) veeeerry finely chopped
3/4 cup of olive oil (stronger the better)
1/4 cup of vinegar and lemon juice so like half half
1 tbs of colorful jam
sea salt and pepper
2 little fresh red chillies chopped
METHOD
POTATOES
Chop up the potatoes and roast till cooked with a few whole garlic cloves. You don't want the potatoes to be crispy so thats why they aren't blanched prior to baking or oiled overly. its ok if you add a little so they dont stick. You have our blessings.
toss beetroot with the potatoes and leave to cool. This tints the potatoes in a freaky way- it's very funky!
COUSCOUS
In a saucepan or frying pan fry spices and onion till mellowed.
Add couscous and stock and cook till it can be fluffed with a fork.
leave to cool.
DRESSING
Squish garlic cloves and add them to the jar.
Mix others and shakashakashake.
Let it all infuse for as long as you can.
FINALLY...
This salad needs to be compiled on a tray Jamie Oliver style. ONCE ALL IS COOLED.
Make a base with potato and beetroot pieces.
Add Couscous mix over the top prettily
Splay chickpeas and pickled red chilli over
Sprinkle lettuce substitutes and herbs (well thats what they are- from our garden)
DONT use lettuce- the leaves need to have flavor and texture... you could just add a bunch of parsley and mint if you want- you know, if its handier to just grab it from the market.
Shake and add dressing-
it's ok if you add it a little before serving... Alot of its soft or cooked anyway.
I know this is alot of prep and time but hey, what else have you got to do when your povvo.
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