I tried an Anne Burrell recipe last night. I saw it on her show a few weeks ago and it looked interesting. And a way to try beets. It was really, really good!!! Justin and I both liked it. And he isn’t even that crazy about beets. The combination of all the flavors was so good. The salty cheese and nuts with the beets and a simple dressing. Yum!!!! And it looks really fancy too. Maybe I’ll have to make it the next time I have guests. I had never cooked a beet before (only ever had them from a can…shudder :P). It’s pretty easy…just put them on a pan and toss them in the oven. They were kind of tough to peel. So I just sliced them with the peel on and then trimmed the peel off of each slice with a knife. It went much faster. And was less messy. I only used regular beets. I didn’t see baby beets at the store. And it took much longer to roast mine than the recipe says. I think they were in the oven for a little over an hour and a half. And I turned the temp up higher part way through. Now I have some leftover beets to snack on and use on my salad for dinner tonight 🙂 I don’t know if I had ever had a pistachio before either. But now I know they are really good!
This post is linked to the Whole Foods for the Holidays progressive dinner – salad course.
8 to 10 baby beets- any color or combo (I skipped these, but it would be a pretty presentation)
2 cups baby arugula (I used mixed organic baby greens…we don’t like arugula)
2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons high quality extra-virgin olive oil
Salt
1/4 cup pistachios, toasted and chopped (soaked and dehydrated)
1/4 cup shaved pecorino, aged pecorino Toscano or pecorino Romano (I used parmesan since I had it on hand)
*I whisked the oil, vinegar and salt in the bottom of 2 bowls and then added the greens/beets and tossed.
They look very good. What did they taste like? I’m just assuming they tasted way different than the canned kind since all the canned veggies I’ve ever tried always taste pretty different when they’re made fresh. I love pistachios, too! They’re one of my favorite nuts! Probably my favs are cashews, pecans, and pistachios.
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I’ve tasted canned beets in the past (years ago), only one bite and I didn’t like them. I should probably try them again sometime, see what I think of them now. I think I’d like them roasted – I like most veggies roasted… and dislike most veggies that are canned. Not sure why.
tried that today and it was scrumptious! Thank you for the great recipe! Loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it Cherie! I need to make it again. So good.