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Roasted Beet Salad with Radishes and Sprouts
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Roasted Beet Salad with Radishes and Sprouts with homemade date syrup (silan)

Beets baked in foil keep the sweetness that is lost when boiled in water. Here they meet a date syrup and cumin dressing, crunchy sprouts and a ring of radishes, and look especially good on a holiday table.

⏱ 2 hr 50 min🍽 5 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the homemade date syrup (silan) ✓ Homemade · or skip – back to store-bought

  1. 1
    Put the dates and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Cook over low heat 5 minutes and mash the dates with a wooden spoon.
    Stove
  3. 3
    Line a sieve with thin cloth and set it over a bowl. Pour in the mixture, press the dates with a spoon, gather the edges of the cloth and squeeze well.
    ColanderCheeseclothBowl
  4. 4
    Return the liquid to the pot and reduce over low heat about half an hour, until to a thick syrup.
    StovePot
  5. 5
    Let the date syrup cool.
    Jar

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 6
    Seal the oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, cumin and salt in a jar and shake well, until smooth.
    Jar

To assemble

  1. 7
    Wrap each beet in foil, place in a pan and bake in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 50–60 minutes, until tender. Let cool.
    Aluminum foilOvenBaking pan
  2. 8
    Peel the beets and cut into 1.5 cm cubes.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 9
    Pour the dressing over the beets while they're still warm and leave at least 20 minutes, so they soak up the dressing.
    Bowl
  4. 10
    Slice the radishes into thin rounds.
    KnifeCutting board
  5. 11
    Mix most of the bean sprouts into the beets and transfer to a wide serving bowl.
    Serving bowl
  6. 12
    Arrange the slices of the radishes in a ring around the edge.
  7. 13
    Sprinkle the rest of the bean sprouts on top and serve.
284calories
5 gprotein
49 gcarbs
9 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 67%● fat 27%

Per serving, servings (calculated for this version)

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)
  • Serving bowl · Also works: Bowl (None)

🧻 Consumables: Aluminum foil

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

🧩 Built from…

homemade date syrup (silan) → Dressing → Leaf Salad

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