Beet Dip Laura Recipes

BEET DIP

Steps:

• Put the beets in a small baking pan with a small amount of water.
• Roast in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
• Peel and cut in half.
• Add beets, garlic, yogurt, olive oil and chili powder in a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth.
• Garnish with feta, hazelnuts, shallots and green onions.

BEET DIP WITH LABNEH

Steps:

• Put the beets, whole walnuts, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, chile flakes, garlic and salt into a food processor or blender. Purée on high until beets and nuts are finely chopped. Scrape down the sides, and blend again, until the mixture gets slightly smoother. Add the olive oil, and blend again, scraping down the sides, until mixture forms a coarse purée. Taste, and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and additional lemon juice, if desired.
• Spoon labneh into a bowl, smoothing it, then heap the beet dip on top. Top with a generous drizzle of olive oil and chopped walnuts; grate some lemon zest on top. Serve with pita and cucumbers for dipping.

ROASTED BEET DIP

Steps:

• Cut top 1/4 inch off garlic head. Individually wrap beets and garlic tightly in foil and place in a baking dish.
• Bake at 400ºF until tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes for garlic and 1 1/4 hours for beets.
• Unwrap beets and garlic; cool. Peel beets and cut into chunks; place in a food processor.
• Squeeze softened garlic out of skins into food processor. Add remaining ingredients (lemon juice through chili powder) and puree until smooth.
• Transfer to a serving dish. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
• Serve with pita chips or Melba toast.

LAURA'S DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix small curd cottage cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, green onions and dill weed. Cover and chill in the refrigerator 6 hours, or overnight, before serving.

MUTABBAL SHAMANDAR (BEET-TAHINI DIP)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a medium bowl, coat the beets in the oil and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Tear four lengths of aluminum foil and tightly wrap each beet individually in the foil. Roast the beets in the oven for about 1 hour, until caramelized and tender (a knife or cake tester should go through them with little or no resistance). Remove the beets from the oven and cool in the foil.
• For this next step, I save old towels I don't mind staining. When cool enough to handle, remove the beets from the foil, wrap each beet in a towel, and rub the peels away.
• Coarsely chop the beets and place them in a food processor or blender. Add the garlic, chile, lemon juice, cumin, and the remaining 2 teaspoons salt and blend for about 5 minutes, until creamy and smooth. Slowly drizzle in the tahini and continue blending until the tahini is fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Adjust the salt and lemon juice to taste. If you want a thicker spread, blend in more tahini, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• When ready to serve, scoop the mixture onto a serving plate, drizzle it with the oil, and garnish it with the herbs.

BEET DIP (LAURA)

Steps:

• 2 beets-boiled w/skins on and about 1" of stem. 30 to 40 minutes, until fork tender. Peel. 1 small potato, peeled, boiled. (Or 1 slice toasted bread) Put all ingredients in food processor until smooth.