Yes, beet, not beef! carpaccio! (Huh? That just means it's thin slices of cooked beet, not thin slices of beef.) And isn't that just the prettiest salad ever? And it's sooo easy! And soooooo good!!And -- it's also my first time to experience golden beets. Call me hooked! The flavor is still very beet-ish but somehow a bit less earthy than red beets. And the color, of course, is glorious ...
And -- it's a great way to use my brand-new benriner, the one recommended by Karen from FamilyStyle Food who seems to 'get' me whether it's cookbook recommendations or food finds or now, kitchen tools.
It was a breeze to create razor-thin slices of beet, also thin-thin-thin bits of red onion. I can't wait for more chances to experiment! The cutting area is about 2 1/2 inches wide, perfect for beets, potatoes, most vegetables. There's also a Super Benriner that's slightly wider. It includes the straight blade used for the beets, plus three interchangeable blades. And they're sharp! so there's a finger guard too. (For the record, there may be cheaper places than Amazon to purchase this Benriner. Even the package I received was labeled $35, not the higher price via Amazon.)
2010 UPDATE Looking for My Favorite Way to Roast Beets? It's now a photo tutorial!
BEET CARPACCIO
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves 4
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves 4
About 2 medium roasted golden beets, sliced very thin (my favorite way to roast beets)
2 tablespoons red onion, thin sliced (with the benriner if you have one)
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chive (or other herb)
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped (how to cook hard-boiled eggs)
Olive oil to bind (use the good stuff!)
Salt & pepper to taste
Arrange thin slices of beet on plates. Mix remaining ingredients and arrange on top. Serve immediately.
MORE FAVORITE BEET RECIPES
~ King Hill Farms Simple & Sublime Beets ~
~ Swedish Beets ~
~ Beets with Feta ~
~ more beets recipes ~
~ King Hill Farms Simple & Sublime Beets ~
~ Swedish Beets ~
~ Beets with Feta ~
~ more beets recipes ~
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