Roasted Chioggia Beets with Feta
Chioggia beets, which show off their pretty white and pink rings when sliced, are a sweet accent to tangy feta. Food and Wine magazine suggest serving this dish as a salad or cheese course after the main course.
INGREDIENTS
• 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 medium shallot, minced
• Kosher salt and coarsely cracked black pepper
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 8 small beets or 4 medium beets (about 2- 2 1/2 pounds), washed and trimmed
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small bits
• 4 ounces feta cheese, thinly sliced (use the least salty feta you can find such as Bulgarian feta)
DIRECTOINS
Preheat the oven to 350°. Whisk together 1/4 cup of the raspberry vinegar, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the honey, the shallot, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Whisk in the grapeseed oil until emulsified. Arrange the beets so they fit snugly in a single layer in a deep baking dish. Add enough water to barely cover the beets, then add the remaining 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 1/2 tablespoons of honey and the butter. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the beets are tender when pierced with a knife. Let cool slightly. Drain and peel the beets and slice them 1/4 inch thick. Add them to the honey dressing and let cool for up to 4 hours. To serve, arrange half of the beet slices on 8 small plates and cover with the feta. Top with the remaining beet slices and drizzle each serving with about 1 tablespoon of the dressing.
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Another great, and very different, way to showcase scapes is to grill them, tossed with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, over direct heat for about two minutes. Flip them once, halfway through, and finish with an extra sprinkle of flakey salt and maybe a bit of lemon juice and/or lemon zest. They’ll be charred in spots and just soft enough, and their flavor will have sweetened and mellowed dramatically. Grilled scapes are surprisingly reminiscent of asparagus, and very different from raw scapes.
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Love garlic but hate that bitterness that sometimes comes along with a great garlicky dish? If so, you will really enjoy garlic scapes. They have a similar taste to garlic but a bit less bite! Here are two seaprate recipes from Serious Easts that really showcase how great scapes taste!
INGREDIENTS
• 1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/3 cup chopped garlic scapes
• Juice of 1 lime, about 3 tablespoons
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• ¼ cup macadamia nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in the base of a food processor fitted with blade. Pulse until smooth and all ingredients are incorporated. Add salt to taste. That’s it. Simple!
(see Grilled Scapes for the second recipe)
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Roasted Chioggia Beets with Feta
Roasted Chioggia Beets with Feta
Chioggia beets, which show off their pretty white and pink rings when sliced, are a sweet accent to tangy feta. Food and Wine magazine suggest serving this dish as a salad or cheese course after the main course.
INGREDIENTS
• 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 medium shallot, minced
• Kosher salt and coarsely cracked black pepper
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 8 small beets or 4 medium beets (about 2- 2 1/2 pounds), washed and trimmed
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small bits
• 4 ounces feta cheese, thinly sliced (use the least salty feta you can find such as Bulgarian feta)
DIRECTOINS
Preheat the oven to 350°. Whisk together 1/4 cup of the raspberry vinegar, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the honey, the shallot, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Whisk in the grapeseed oil until emulsified. Arrange the beets so they fit snugly in a single layer in a deep baking dish. Add enough water to barely cover the beets, then add the remaining 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 1/2 tablespoons of honey and the butter. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the beets are tender when pierced with a knife. Let cool slightly. Drain and peel the beets and slice them 1/4 inch thick. Add them to the honey dressing and let cool for up to 4 hours. To serve, arrange half of the beet slices on 8 small plates and cover with the feta. Top with the remaining beet slices and drizzle each serving with about 1 tablespoon of the dressing.
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Grilled Scapes
Grilled Scapes
Another great, and very different, way to showcase scapes is to grill them, tossed with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, over direct heat for about two minutes. Flip them once, halfway through, and finish with an extra sprinkle of flakey salt and maybe a bit of lemon juice and/or lemon zest. They’ll be charred in spots and just soft enough, and their flavor will have sweetened and mellowed dramatically. Grilled scapes are surprisingly reminiscent of asparagus, and very different from raw scapes.
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White Bean and Garlic Scape Dip
White Bean and Garlic Scape Dip
Love garlic but hate that bitterness that sometimes comes along with a great garlicky dish? If so, you will really enjoy garlic scapes. They have a similar taste to garlic but a bit less bite! Here are two seaprate recipes from Serious Easts that really showcase how great scapes taste!
INGREDIENTS
• 1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/3 cup chopped garlic scapes
• Juice of 1 lime, about 3 tablespoons
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• ¼ cup macadamia nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in the base of a food processor fitted with blade. Pulse until smooth and all ingredients are incorporated. Add salt to taste. That’s it. Simple!
(see Grilled Scapes for the second recipe)
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