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Cheese & beetroot ploughman's

Cheese & beetroot ploughman's

In this modern twist on the traditional classic, the versatility of pre-cooked beetroot is used to perfection instead of the pickled onion. This is a quick and easy dish to prepare and put out for guests and can look beautiful in its simplicity.

What you need:

  • 1 pack of traditional or flavoured cooked beetroot depending on taste
  • 1 or 2 large chunks of your favourite cheese - we used Gorwydd Caerphilly and Stichelton
  • 1 crunchy Pink Lady apple
  • A few sticks of celery, cucumber or radish depending on preference
  • Your favourite bread & butter - we prefer a wholemeal or sourdough loaf with a good texture to stand up to the cheese and beetroot.
  • A small pot of piccalilli or your own choice of chutney

What you do:

  1. Place all ingredients on one large board, platter or slate and let your guests help themselves
  2. Drinks suggestions:
  3. Serve with a light hoppy ale, lager, cider or apple juice

Cook's tip:

Drinks suggestions:

Serve with a light hoppy ale, lager, cider or apple juice

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Beetroot is enjoying something of a revival as people discover there’s more to this great British vegetable than they thought. You can now buy beetroot in so many different ways – raw, cooked, marinated, lightly pickled - there’s so much to beetroot than the jar of pickled beetroot many of us will remember from our childhood.

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