Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
Wearing kitchen gloves, peel and trim
the beets and cut into 2cm wedges.
Place them on a large sheet of tin foil,
then toss with 1 tbsp oil, half the orange
zest and seasoning. Cook for 45 mins-1 hr
until they can be easily pierced with a
fork. Leave to cool.
Cook soya beans for 3 mins in boiling
water until softened. Drain, cool under
the cold tap, then drain again. Strip leaves
from the thyme and whisk with the
vinegar, remaining olive oil and shallot.
When you're ready to serve, toss
everything together and scatter over
the remaining zest.