This delicious, summery salad is really easy to make and will help to use up your home-grown beetroot and carrots if you find you have a glut. Ideal as an accompaniment to a BBQ or simply on its own for a healthy lunch.
Peel the beetroot and remove top and bottom, peel carrots and onion. In a food processor using the grating blade, grate the beetroot, carrots and onion. Transfer to large bowl, add the raisins or sultantas, a quick grind of the black pepper and a couple of table spoons of olive oil. Give the salad a really good mix until all of the carrot is purple llike the beetroot. Leave the salad for about an our before serving. The salad will last a couple of days if covered and left in the fridge.
Find out how to grow your own beetroot using our beetroot and chard hub page, along with our full range of beetroot seeds and plants. Or if you're looking for for more carrot recommendations, head to our dedicated carrot and parsnip hub page to get growing advice and loads more tasty recipes.
Beetroot is really easy to grow and can be sown directly into moist ground from March to July.
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