Beetroot With Tarragon Butter Recipes

ROASTED BEETS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Roast, peel, and dice beets, then toss them with extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and coarse salt. Serve in endive leaves, garnished with fresh tarragon.

TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients until blended. Shape into a log; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze up to several months,

BEETROOT, GOAT'S CHEESE & TARRAGON SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the beetroot and put them in a pan of salted water with the white wine vinegar. Boil for 30-40 minutes or until tender - when pricked with a skewer there should be no resistance. Drain and leave to cool slightly, then peel - wear a pair of washing up gloves to stop your hands from turning pink.
• Cut each beetroot in half and then into wedges and arrange on a large platter. Drizzle the warm beetroot with half the balsamic vinegar and half the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 3 Just before serving, break the goat's cheese into pieces over the beetroot and sprinkle on the tarragon, watercress and remaining vinegar and oil.

STEAMED BEETS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Peel beets and halve lengthwise.
• Slice beets crosswise 1/8 inch thick and steam on a rack set over boiling water, covered, until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Toss with remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste until butter is melted.

BEET SOUP WITH TARRAGON, CHIVES AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Put olive oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot or deep, wide skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook slowly, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add beets and season generously with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of cayenne and pour in vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add water and raise heat to a brisk simmer. Taste broth and adjust. Cook for another 10 minutes, until beets are completely soft.
• Purée in a blender, in batches if necessary, and strain through a fine-mesh sieve. (Consistency should be like heavy cream, no thicker - thin with water or broth as necessary). Return puréed soup to pot and reheat. In a small bowl, combine yogurt with tarragon and chives. Add a good pinch of salt and beat with a fork to loosen yogurt.
• Taste soup, and adjust for salt and vinegar. Ladle into individual bowls. Swirl a large (2 to 3 tablespoons) spoonful of herbed yogurt across the surface of the soup.

BEETROOT SHOTS WITH TARRAGON YOGURT ICE CUBES

Steps:

• To make the ice cubes, mix the yogurt with a handful of chopped tarragon leaves, then half-fill 2 x 12-cube ice trays (the smallest you have) with the mix. Cover with cling film and freeze overnight.
• Put the onions and sugar in a saucepan, cover with a lid, then cook over moderate heat for 10 mins, shaking the pan from time to time. Pour in the wine and vinegar and bubble away until syrupy. Now pour in the stock, add the beetroot and a handful of tarragon leaves. Bring to the boil, then cook for 15 mins.
• Blend the soup until smooth, then pass through a sieve into a bowl, pushing as much of the puréed beetroot through as possible. Season with lots of black pepper, then serve hot in shot glasses with a yogurt ice cube on top

ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH GARLIC-TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 500°F. Arrange vegetables in single layer on 2 large baking sheets. Stir butter, garlic and tarragon in heavy small saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Whisk in wine and oil. Brush vegetables with all of butter mixture; sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Roast vegetables 10 minutes. Turn vegetables over, reverse position of baking sheets and roast until vegetables are tender and browned in spots, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer vegetables to large platter. Serve with lemon wedges.

HERBED TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers.

BEETROOT WITH TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• Trim all but 5cm of stalks off the beetroots.
• Put the beetroots into a medium pot, cover with water, and boil until soft, this will take about 45-60 minutes.
• Drain the beetroot, pull off the stalks, slip off the skins and halve and then quarter or cut again smaller if preferred. (Wear gloves so as not stain hands).
• Heat the beetroots, butter and tarragon in a frying pan over medium heat until warmed through.
• Season with salt and pepper.