Beetroot, lime and chilli salad with burrata

Description
This colourful summer salad uses both raw and cooked beetroot and is topped with gooey burrata for an impressive finish.
Ingredients
- 300g/10½oz raw candy beetroots, or regular beetroot, peeled and finely sliced on a mandoline
- 2 limes, juice only
- 5 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp black mustard seeds
- bunch fresh curry leaves
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 250g/9oz cooked beetroot, chopped
- 1 burrata
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Put the raw beetroot slices in a large bowl and squeeze over the juice of 1 lime. Set aside.
- Heat the rapeseed oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the shallots while the oil is still heating up and fry for about 3 minutes until they just start to take on some colour.
- Add the garlic, chilli, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Cook for 2 minutes until the seeds pop and the garlic is just starting to turn golden. Scoop the crispy bits out of the pan with a slotted spoon and leave them on a plate lined with kitchen paper to cool and crisp up.
- Tip the oil from the pan into a heatproof bowl and allow it to cool, then add the rice wine vinegar and squeeze in the remaining lime juice. Season the dressing with salt.
- Add the cooked beetroot to the bowl of raw beetroot slices. Pour over most of the dressing and give it all a toss to combine.
- Arrange the beetroots on a plate, then tear open the burrata and place it on top. Sprinkle over the crispy shallots and curry leaf mixture, then pour over any extra dressing and serve.