Hello,

Me again back for another contest in Steemit :-) This time I'm submitting my entry for Steemit Iron Chef with the theme: beetroot. It's not easy making a dish with beetroot as a main ingredients as it has earthy taste. Many people dont like it, including my partner :-D The last time I made something with beetroot, he clearly said to me that he didn't like the taste of beetroots. It felt like eating soil, hehe..

Well, I dont just give up like that. With this week's theme of SIC, I was trying to make a beautiful and varied dish with beetroots. I also used three types of beetroots for this special occasion: red beetroot, yellow chiaggio beetroot and red chiaggio beetroot. I just wanted to know how does each variety taste. And yes, they have a different taste, one variety is less earthy, the other one is so earthy but sweeter and so on. I learned a lot about beetroot this week. Thanks to @progressivechef for giving such a great theme :-)

Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

Ingredients

• 4 small red beetroots
• 155 gr sea salt
• 95 gr granulated sugar
• 400 gr fresh salmon with skin
• a bunch of fresh dill, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed

Methods

• Pat the salmon dry, set aside.
• Grate beetroot then mix well with salt, sugar, dill and coriander.
• In a tray, place the salmon skin down, then pour the mixture over the salmon.
• Cover with cling wrap, put another tray on top, press it lightly, then place something heavy to weigh on top of salmon to speed up the process.
• Leave it in the fridge overnight then flip over, remove the excess water and cover again with clean cling wrap. Let it rest overnight again.
• Rinse the salmon with running water, pat it dry and cut into thin slices before serving :-)

Beetroot Slaw

Ingredients

• 3 small golden beetroots, peeled and grated
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 spring onion, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp honey
• zest from one orange
• salt and pepper to taste

Methods

• In a bowl, mix beetroot, carrot and spring onion. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix yogurt, honey, orange's zest, salt and pepper.
• Pour in the salad dressing into the veggies bowl.
• Ready to serve.

Beetroot Crisps

Ingredients

• 2 chioggia beetroots, thinly sliced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp herbs of Provence
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Methods

• Preheat oven to 200°C and line baking tray with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
• Toss all ingredients in a bowl. Spread the beetroots onto the pan.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes or until crisps.
• Allow to cool.

Beetroot Dip

Ingredients

• 2 vacuum pack red beetroots
• a bunch of fresh thyme
• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• salt and pepper to taste

Methods

• In a bowl of a food processor, place all the ingredients, pulse until smooth.
• Transfer to a clean bowl.
• Ready to serve.

Oh wow, that was quite a long recipe :-D But they are actually simple recipes so it's not complicated, only the beet-cured salmon needs a long process. But it's worth the wait :-) I served the whole thing with my homemade marbled rye bread and added some arugula for the greens. I have just had this for my breakfast and I can tell you that it's so amazing :-) It felt like you're having a breakfast in a restaurant.

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Best,

All work and photos are original and mine. Photos were taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000.