All-the-Goodness Beetroot Salad

This salad is packed with flavour and texture from the raw vegetable, herbs and crunchy seeds. The herbs can be varied depending on what's on hand - parsley, coriander, dill and mint all bring a freshness to the salad.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients Photo: Nicola Galloway

• 1 large beetroot (250g), peeled and grated
• 2 carrots (200g), grated
• 1 apple, grated
• large handful of fresh herbs - parsley, coriander, dill, mint
• 3 tbsp sunflower seeds
• 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 1 tsp soy sauce or tamari

Balsamic Dressing (makes enough for two salads):

• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 tsp honey
• pinch of salt

Combine the grated beetroot, carrot, apple and chopped herbs in a salad bowl.

In a heavy-based frying pan dry-toast the seeds until golden and beginning to pop. Tip into a bowl and stir through the soy sauce or tamari.

Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine. Pour half of the dressing over the salad and toss to combine, check taste adding extra dressing if needed (save the rest for another day). Sprinkle with half of the seeds and serve with extra seeds on the side.

Spring Slaw with Orange & Sesame Dressing

This is a kind of an 'anything goes' salad, with my current favourites - red cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi, broad bean tips, apple and mint.

Selection of early spring produce:

• Cabbage - red, green or savoy
• Fennel
• Kohlrabi
• Radish
• Apple 
• Broadbean tips or pea shoots
• Herbs - mint, coriander, parsley 
• ​Tamari Toasted Seeds to serve

Dressing

• juice of 1 orange, about 4 tbsp
• juice of 1/2 a lemon, about 2 tbsp
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 4 tbsp olive oil

Make the dressing by combining all the ingredients in a jar and shaking well to combine. 

Harvest or gather a selection of seasonal produce - trim, peel and slice the produce thinly and arrange on a large platter or bowl. Drizzle with the dressing and scatter with toasted seeds to serve if desired.