Fennel Apple Golden Beet Chutney Recipes

FENNEL APPLE GOLDEN BEET CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Prepare the ingredients - Lightly wash the beet and fennel. Peel the skin off the apple. No need to remove the skin from the beet.
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• Cube the ingredients - Cut the beet, fennel and apple into cubes approximately 1/4″ x 1/4″
• Toss with salt - Place the ingredients in a bowl and toss with the salt.
• Place everything in fermenting vessel - Take all ingredients from the bowl including the liquid which may be pooling at the bottom and place them in your fermentation vessel. If you're looking for one, I find this fermenting crock works great, but I've also used 1 gallon Anchor Hocking Jar. Lately I've been doing more small batch ferments in mason jars with attached airlocks.
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• Compress - Compress the ingredients in the vessel by pressing down with your fist or with a "Pickle Packer."Your goal is to have the liquid rise to more than cover the ingredients. If you are curious where the liquid comes from, the salt has the ability to break down cell walls and draw the liquid from them. Place a weight on top of the ingredients. If you use a fermentation crock, then it should come with it's own weights. If you use the cookie jar approach, you can take a ziplock bag water and use it as a weight If the liquid doesn't rise up sufficiently to cover the vegetables, don't fret just yet. Just give it some extra time, perhaps up to 8 hours or overnight. Compress again. If the liquid still doesn't cover the contents, add a little water and mix it all up good so the dissolved salt is well distributed. The more fresh your ingredients are, the more liquid will naturally leach from the veggies.
• Cover - if you're using a fermenting crock, it will undoubtedly come with a cover. If using the glass jar approach, then a good cloth will do. An airlock
• is essential for working with smaller batches in mason jars.
• Wait impatiently - Leave it to ferment for about 10 days. Feel free to taste regularly as you go to get a feel for how the flavor changes. This one changes quite a bit during the fermentation so it's kind of fun to keep nibbling. "Pull the plug" on the fermentation whenever the taste is how you like it.
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• Jar it up
• Refrigerate - This helps to significantly slow the fermentation.

SWEET SAUTEED BEETS WITH AN ORANGE, ONION & FENNEL RELISH

Steps:

• Vinaigrette -- Make this first and then just refrigerate until ready to use. In a small mixing bowl, or personally -- I like a small tupperware container, just add everything and shake, but a mixing bowl works good. Add the marmalade, vinegar, garlic, olive oil, chives, thyme, salt and pepper. Mix well and set to the side. It is even better made a few hours ahead, but it isn't necessary.
• Beets -- I make the beets all in one pan, but if you prefer to roast them in the oven first and then saute, that will work fine. I find it just as easy to fill a small sauce pan with water and add the beets. Make sure the water covers the beets. Cover and cook on medium low heat for approximately 20-30 minutes until tender but still firm. Remember, these will be peeled, diced and finished in a saute pan, so make sure they are tender, but a bit underdone - you don't want them falling apart.
• Relish -- As the beets cook, make the relish. To a small bowl, add the chopped oranges, fennel, onion, mandarin orange juice, olive oil, red pepper flakes, thyme, salt and pepper. Slightly chill before serving.
• Beets -- Once the beets are done, remove from the pan and let cool until you can handle them. The peel will slide right off. Don't run them under water, just slide the peel off with your hands. I do use gloves as your hands will turn red. You can also put the beet in a small baggie and rub the outside of the baggie and that also works pretty good or use the back of a spoon, that is another trick. Then cut the beets in bite size wedges, not too small.
• Saute -- In the same pan, dump out any remaining water, add the olive oil and butter and bring to medium high heat. Add the beets and saute, 3-5 minutes until fork tender. That is why you didn't cook them all the way in the water. You don't want them falling apart. The last minute add in the vinaigrette and heat until warm. I usually use about 1/2 of the vinaigrette, but use as much as you want too. I start slow as the beets will absorb some of the sauce. The leftover vinaigrette is great on other salads or vegetables.
• Serve -- Serve over a bed of your favorite greens, or you can just serve as is. Top with the onion, fennel and orange relish. Garnish with some of the orange segments if you want and ENJOY!
• The vinaigrette is great with roasted chicken, fish, pork or vegetables so make sure you save the leftovers. ENJOY !