Pink Eggs and Beetroot With Yoghurt and Chilli Butter

    15m prep time
    75m total time
    Easy level
    15 ingredients
Pink Eggs and Beetroot With Yoghurt and Chilli Butter recipe by Cherrypick

Make this colourful salad, which is special enough for entertaining. Enjoy as part of a breakfast or easy lunch. Full of protien and lots of interesting flavours. We love to serve this dish with fluffy flat breads or wholemeal pitta.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Tip the coriander seeds into a dry frying pan and toast over a medium heat for a few minutes until aromatic. Remove from the heat and add the beetroots (no need to peel first), vinegar, sugar, bay leaves and 2 tsp salt. Pierce the chilli all over a few times using a knife, then add to the pan. Pour in enough water to cover the beetroots completely, then bring to a simmer over a low-medium heat and cook for 45 mins, topping up with more water if needed, until tender. Scoop the beetroots into a bowl using a slotted spoon and leave to cool slightly (reserve the cooking liquid for dying the eggs). Once cooled, remove the skins. The beetroots will keep chilled for up to five days.

Step 2

Boil the eggs in a pan of water for 7-8 mins (7 mins if they’re room temperature, or 8 mins if fridge-cold). Immediately plunge into a bowl of cold water and leave until cool enough to handle, then peel. Drop the peeled eggs into the reserved beetroot cooking liquid and leave for 30 mins – this will dye the eggs pink. (You can leave them for longer, if you like – the pink water will continue to further permeate the eggs the longer you leave them.)

Step 3

Mix the yogurt or labneh with the garlic and a pinch of salt, then spread this over a large serving plate. For the chilli butter, melt the butter in a pan, then stir in the lemon zest and chilli flakes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Step 4

Cut the beetroots into wedges and arrange on top of the yogurt. Halve the boiled eggs and arrange these on top too, then pour over the hot chilli butter. Season with the lemon juice and a pinch of salt, then scatter over the dukkah and dill. Serve with warmed flatbreads for scooping up the buttery yogurt.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 4 Medium Beetroots, trimmed- see tip
    4 Medium Beetroots, trimmed- see tip 1 x Sainsbury's Bunched Beetroot 500g
  • 100ml Red Wine Vinegar
    100ml Red Wine Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, Red Wine 500ml
  • 1 Red Chilli, pricked
    1 Red Chilli, pricked 1 x Sainsbury's Red Chillies 65g
  • 4 Eggs
    4 Eggs 1 x Sainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Large x6
  • 2 Bay Leaves
    2 Bay Leaves 1 x Sainsbury's Bay Leaves 3g
  • 250g Thick Greek Style Yogurt, or labneh
    250g Thick Greek Style Yogurt, or labneh 1 x Sainsbury's Authentic Greek Yogurt, Taste the Difference 500g
  • 1 tbsp Za'atar, or Dukah
    1 tbsp Za'atar, or Dukah 1 x Sainsbury's Zaatar, Inspired to Cook 35g
  • 10g Dill Leaves, picked
    10g Dill Leaves, picked 1 x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g
  • 50g Butter
    50g Butter 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Unsalted 250g
  • 1 Lemon, zested and juiced
    1 Lemon, zested and juiced 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 2 Flatbreads, to serve
    2 Flatbreads, to serve 1 x Al'Fez Lebanese Style Flatbreads with Herby Za'atar 180g
  • 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
    2 tsp Coriander Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Coriander Seed 25g
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
    2 tbsp Sugar 1 x Sainsbury's White Granulated Sugar 500g
  • 1 Garlic Clove, grated
    1 Garlic Clove, grated 1 x Sainsbury's Large Garlic
  • 0.5 tsp Aleppo Chilli Flakes, or any mild chilli flakes
    0.5 tsp Aleppo Chilli Flakes, or any mild chilli flakes 1 x Sainsbury's Ancho Chilli Flakes 27g
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