25 min
DURATION
10 min
COOK TIME
15 min
PREP TIME
4 servings
SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 1 bunch (about 1 pound) baby beets (the smaller, the better), with tops
- 1 navel orange, peels and white membranes removed, cut into sections
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese (I like Maytag)
- Fresh dill for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Remove the greens from the beets, cutting close to the beets. Save the greens for a garnish if you wish.
- Set up a bamboo or stainless steel steamer, and steam the beets until a fork easily pierces the beets, about 10 minutes. (Tiny beets will cook quickly; larger ones will take longer.) Prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice water.
- Remove the beets from the steamer and plunge into the ice bath. The skins should slip off easily (this is so much easier than peeling them).
- Slice the beets. Arrange the beets and orange wedges on a large plate, drizzle with olive oil and vinegar, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Just before serving, add the cheese. Use the reserved beet greens or dill as a garnish.
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Excerpted from The Fresh Honey Cookbook, © by Laurey Masterton, photography by © Johnny Autry, used with permission from Storey Publishing. Buy this book from our store: The Fresh Honey Cookbook - Just before serving, add the cheese. Use the reserved beet greens or dill as a garnish.
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