Sometimes Ugly Things are Really Tasty or: Rosemary-Roasted Chicken with Beetroot and Feta
2 x 200g chicken breast fillets, trimmed1 x 450g can whole baby beetroots, drained
1/4 cup rosemary leaves
500g pumpkin, thinly sliced
1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
200g feta, crumbled
1 bunch rocket (arugula) leaves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Preheat oven to 220C (425F). Place the chicken, beetroot, rosemary, pumpkin and 2 tablespoons oil in a baking dish and toss to combine. Roast for 20 minutes or until the chicken is golden and cooked through. Slice the chicken and beetroot and place in a bowl with the pumpkin, remaining oil, feta, rocket and vinegar and toss to combine. Serves 4.
YUM. Unfortunately, the looks are a bit lacking... because the chicken was stained by the beetroot, but I still wanted to put this up so I remember to make it again, but maybe next time I will use golden beetroot (as mother-in-law suggested :) ) or just try to keep it seperated from the chicken. Simple, quick, tasty, and I felt like I was eating some nutrients.
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Australian cuisine isn't exactly the finest in the world, is it?
Lots of good Asian food here, though!
Scarily enough I actually like beetroot, Vegemite, and meat pies. I got into the yeast extracts with marmite in England, and was quite surprised when not many English shared my enthusiasm for it. It's just so tangy and weird! I considered it like a tart black cheese spread lol. And plus, I hear it's illegal to import Vegemite to the states, all the more reason to love it. :)
Beetroot and home-made mayo sandwich, can do, but Vegemite,ketchup and cheese sandwich is a line I'm just not willing to cross.
Suzer- Is chewing at all uncomfortable, or is it mostly in the front to bite into things? Because if you cut this dish up into bite-sized pieces I think it might be manageable :) Especially with THIN pumpkin, it's very soft :)