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CHRISTMAS WREATH SALAD

RECIPE: ALI DALY @ THE MESSY CHEFFY
Directions

Place the pecans on a baking tray & bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees. Remove from the oven & allow to cool. Chop the pecans into smaller pieces.

Slice the Pure’N Ezy Beetroot in half, place into a bowl toss with a dash olive oil salt and pepper. Slice the pears ensuring to remove the seeds.

Dressing:

To make the dressing add all of the ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.

To assemble the salad:

On a large round plate or board. Scatter the LeaderBrand Wild Rocket around the edge of the plate leaving a space in the center to create the wreath shape.

Dot the sliced pears and Pure’N Easy Beetroot on top of the Wild Rocket. Scatter on the pomegranate seeds and chopped pecans & small chunks of blue cheese. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.

Season with salt and pepper.

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WILD ROCKET

Peppery, nutty and full of flavour. Try tossing this zingy leaf through your favourite salad, add to a pizza or mix through pasta to amp up the taste. Source of Vitamin A

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LeaderBrand runs its own independently verified food safety programme.

The programme incorporates internationally recognised standards of agricultural production, product safety, traceability and record-keeping.

Servings per package: 2.5

Serving Size:40 g

Avg Quantity per serve Avg Quantity per 100g
Energy  38 kJ 95 g
Protein 1.3 g 3.2 g
Fat, Total 0.2 g 0.5 g
– saturated <0.1 g <0.1 g
Carbohydrate 0.1 g 0.2 g
– sugars 0.1 g 0.2 g
Dietary Fibre 0.9 g 2.3 g
Sodium 5 mg 13 mg
Vitamin A 89 ug (12% RDI*) 222 ug

Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 14th Edition 2021

Quantities stated above are averages only.

*Recommended Daily Intake (NZ Adult)

Pure'n Ezy Beetroot

PURE’N EZY BEETROOT

Pure and simple with nothing added, our beetroot is 100% grown, packaged, and perfectly cooked here in New Zealand.

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LeaderBrand runs its own independently verified food safety programme.

The programme incorporates internationally recognised standards of agricultural production, product safety, traceability and record-keeping.

Avg Quantity per serving Avg Quantity per 100g
Energy (kJ/Cal) 257/61 206/49
Protein (g) 2.8 2.2
Fat, total (g) 0.2 0.1
– saturated (g) 0.03 0.02
Carbohydrate (g) 12 9.6
– sugars (g) 10.4 8.3
Fibre (g) 3.0 2.4
Sodium (mg) 72 58

Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 8th Edition, Plant & Food Research.

timer Total time 25 mins hourglass_empty Prep time 15 mins timer Cook time 10 mins people Serving 4-6 people info_outline Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 bag LeaderBrand Wild Rocket
  • 1 bag LeaderBrand Pure’N Ezy Beetroot
  • 1/3 cup toasted pecans
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pear
  • 80g blue cheese
  • 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds

To make the dressing:

  • ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1tbsp honey
  • 1 small garlic clove crushed
  • Salt
  • Pepper
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