Salt-baked beetroot with sesame and goat's cheese

serves
8
salt-baked beetroot with sesame and goat's cheese
salt-baked beetroot with sesame and goat's cheese
salt-baked beetroot with sesame and goat's cheese
Federico Zanellato brings us the tastiest beetroot side salad for your next Italian feast.

Ingredients (8)

  • 4 large beetroots
  • 500g rock salt
  • 3 eggwhites, plus 1 egg yolk
  • 150g tahini
  • 2 tbs each soy sauce and mirin
  • 1 cup (250ml) grapeseed oil
  • 2 tsp honey
  • Goat’s cheese, freshly grated horseradish, toasted black sesame seeds and chopped chives, to serve

Method

  • 1.
    Preheat oven to 180°C. Place beetroot on a baking tray. Whiz the salt in a food processor until nely crushed, then whisk in a bowl with eggwhites to a paste.
  • 2.
    Coat beetroots in the salt paste to completely cover. Roast for 2 hours or until tender when pierced with a skewer.
  • 3.
    Cool in salt crust, then break the salt crust open and discard. Wearing kitchen gloves peel beetroots, then thickly slice.
  • 4.
    Place egg yolk, tahini, soy sauce and mirin in a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • 5.
    Transfer to a small food processor, then with the motor running, add oil in a thin, steady stream until thick and emulsified (mixture should be the consistency of mayonnaise, add more oil if necessary to thicken). Stir in honey and season.
  • 6.
    Spread tahini mixture over a serving plate and top with beetroot. Crumble over goat’s cheese and scatter over horseradish, sesame seeds and chives.
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