Marinated Beetroot & Goats Cheese

Marinated Beetroot with Grilled Goat’s Cheese – Serves 4

6 tbsp rapeseed oil, plus a little extra for greasing

3 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp thyme leaves

4 raw beetroot, very thinly sliced on a mandolin or with a food processor slicing attachment

2 x 100g goat’s cheese rounds with rind, halved horizontally

4 handfuls of rocket

Prepare & Cook-

Mix the oil, vinegar, sugar and thyme in a shallow dish and season well. Add the sliced beetroot and marinate for a least 1 hour or overnight, if you like.

Heat grill to high.

Season the goat’s cheese slices, then place on an oiled baking tray and grill for 2-3 mins until golden and melting.

Lift out the beetroot, reserving the marinade, and divide between 4 plates. Top the rocket, a round of goat’s cheese and a little more rocket. Drizzle with the marinade and serve.

Shopping List from Carpenter’s

Chiltern Rapeseed Oil

Aspall Red Wine Vinegar

Our own grown beetroot

Wobbly Bottom soft goat’s cheese

Rocket

Thyme