Name: Beetroot, Smoked Yogurt, Lanark Blue
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: watercress; 1 recipe Smoked Yogurt; Pickled Shallot Rings; 50 g Lanark Blue; 1 recipe Linseed Cracker; 1 candy cane beetroot; ½ recipe Roasted Red Beetroot; ½ recipe Light Pickled Golden Beetroot; ½ recipe Basic Vinaigrette; geranium flowers

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Catalogued Ideas and Random Thoughts

By Stuart Ralston

Published 2023

About

This is a Noto favourite, super easy to prep, and a bit of a crowd pleaser. I love beetroot in all forms — pickled beets from a jar are a go-to snack — and I could easily eat all four servings of this myself. Lanark Blue is made by the Errington Farm people, who make a handful of truly excellent cheeses in South Lanarkshire.

Ingredients

½ recipe Roasted Red Beetroot
½ recipe Light Pickled Golden Beetroot
½ recipe <

Method

Dress the red and golden beetroot in some of the vinaigrette and arrange on the plate. Top with smoked yoghurt and dress with pickled shallot rings. Crumble over small amounts of Lanark Blue and add layers of linseed crackers.

Slice the candy cane beetroot to 1mm thick on a mandolin and cut with a ring cutter. Dress the beetroot in a little more vinaigrette and lay on top of the salad.