Beetroot and orange go so well together, and the juice from fresh oranges makes a lovely dressing mixed with some grain mustard and good olive oil. Lovely fresh Batavia lettuce and watercress arrived in the Riverford box today, and I had beetroot from a delivery the other week. So, simply boil the beets in their skin until tender, about an hour. Cut the peel from a couple of oranges (a navel and a blood orange was what I had), saving any escaped juice for the dressing. Cut some cucumber (also in the box) and slice or crumble a small goats' cheese - as fresh or as whiskery and goaty as you like. Simply layer it all in a bowl or on a large platter with any other greens you have about (some rocket in our case), whisk up your dressing and pour over. I meant to make croutons for a crunchy element, but forgot - never mind, still lovely and fresh and light to follow the spicy soup. If you don't like goats' cheese, lots of others would work - Wensleydale, a good cheddar or even some blue cheese if that rocks your boat.
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