Beetroot, avocado and pea salad from Plenty More (page 77) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Accompaniments: Bread and pumpkin 'fondue'

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  • Eat Your Books

    This recipe is on p.65 in the US edition. Can substitute lamb's lettuce for pea shoots.

  • lholtzman on March 22, 2026

    I love the vinaigrette for the beets and onion. It flavors them really well. I could not find pea shoots or mâche so I used sunflower sprouts. I think any substantial sprout will work.

  • alinutzamica on August 17, 2025

    Cooked the beetroot in instant pot for 3 mins, natural release. It was perfect texture. The salad is good, but I had to add extra vienegar but I look like my salads on the acidic side.

  • treay on November 11, 2024

    This salad is just unbelievably delicious, and have used it as a side to many vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Love it!

  • Ganga108 on January 11, 2022

    The star of this dish is indeed the blanched then quick-pickled beetroot, and its contrast with the slightly bitter pea shoots. Rather than the hour-long boil or bake, eating beetroot raw, quickly sauteed or blanched is a healthy and very delicious alternative. The beetroot retains a bite or crunch that adds textural layers to a dish. Everything can be prepared in advance for this salad, kept in the fridge, and combined at the last moment. Divine! There is so much good stuff in this “almost superfood” salad that it makes you feel very healthy and conscientious indeed. Served as it is, it can be a very substantial meal – just scatter a few roasted hazelnuts and/or chunks of creamy goat’s cheese over the top, and you need nothing else.

  • clkandel on April 21, 2021

    Such a different salad. Lots of flavor with a little heat. I had golden beats and liked how the yellow looked with the avocado.

  • dinnermints on October 06, 2019

    The bite of the hot sauce with the creamy avocado and half tender beets is fabulous (along with all of the herbs and the winsome peas). To second RosieB, our guests loved this salad and found it to be unusual in the best way.

  • mfranklin125 on March 22, 2018

    Really good :)

  • mondraussie on May 10, 2015

    Maybe a little more dressing next time? A little dry, but very tasty

  • RosieB on November 22, 2014

    A great salad with wow factor. A good dish for a dinner party as you can do most of the prep in advance.

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