Russian Beet Recipe

[lady_branwyn]

Didn't want to heat up the oven to roast some beets, so I nuked them in a covered dish and made this. Used yogurt instead of sour cream or mayo and left out the prunes. Michael, who is not a fan of beets, said they did not taste bad.
Beet and Walnut Salad

Comments

[just_ann_now]

I ate beets while I was at Sally's! I am so proud of myself! (They were warm and roasty and not bad at all. But cold beets? Ugh, no thanks, sorry.)

[lady_branwyn]

My mother served them either pickled or boiled. I didn't hate them, but they seemed like more trouble than they were worth--covered with dirt and bleeding red dye over everything they touched. I never cooked them myself until I joined the CSA and had them forced on me as part of our farm share. They are slowly growing on me.

[just_ann_now]

Beets and cilantro (ugh, soap!) are on my CSA do-not-want list. I'm wondering what I'm going to do with this week's okra, though.

[lady_branwyn]

I like putting okra in soup--there are many recipes and cooking it in liquid mitigates the sliminess.

[just_ann_now]

I thought of that, and Sally also suggested breading and frying (though it would be oven-frying for me.) I will let you know how it turns out :)

[sillimarilli]

Beets and cilantro (ugh, soap!) are on my CSA do-not-want list.

ahahahahaha.

Oh! OKRA! yum. Grill those puppies! I used to toss them with olive oil, salt and pepper, and throw them on a grill in a mesh pan. Awesome and very little slime. If you don't have a grill, which I don't anymore, you could always roast them. Much much better than steaming or poaching.

[just_ann_now]

Roasting them! That's an idea. I've had good success with roasting squash this summer, too.

[lady_branwyn]

Roasting--it's not just for potatoes anymore! :)

[brewsternorth]

ooh.

[lady_branwyn]

Nuking the beets with their skins still on was a revelation. I scrubbed them then put them whole in a covered dish with a little water. After they cooled, I could just pull the skins off with my fingers.

[brewsternorth]

That sounds a little like how we de-skin tomatoes, except we just use boiled water in a bowl, rather than microwaving.

[sillimarilli]

I'll have to try that. I've got a recipe for roasted beets with walnuts and goat cheese that was a revelation for me after years of disliking them.

[lady_branwyn]

Same here--a few years ago, I had a lovely salad with goat cheese and roasted beets in a restaurant, and I decided to give them a second look.