Years ago I used to live in a sharehouse with a guy who used to wet the bed nearly every night. He'd discreetly as possible put his mattress outside in the sunshine to dry. His dog also used to rip our bras off the line, and he'd never clean the grill after cooking chops. In a house full of vegetarian girls, he didn't last long for that reason.
However, he did do something that blew my mind in a good way - he made beetroot risotto. At first I was horrified. What on earth? Who puts beetroot in risotto? But goodness, it was amazing, not least because the colour was a massive improvement on white! After that, I put beetroot in anything. It's essentially a root vegetable like a carrot or a potato, so why not?
When it's beetroot season here, I grate beetroot into one of our staple dinners - what we call halloumi rice. I've been making this since my boy was little because it's sooo quick and easy. It honestly doesn't sound like much, but it's super tasty. I use half a block of halloumi because it's not cheap (though it's cheaper than meat) and I like to stretch it over two meals.
In many ways, it's just like a pillaf or a fried rice, with a bit of a twist.
Halloumi Rice
1 grated beetroot
Half a sliced large fennel
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 - 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic (optional)
1 finely chopped zucchini
half a head of broccoli, chopped into small florets (I used purple sprouting broccoli for this one)
Any other vegetables you have to hand - a few handfuls of spinach or silverbeet, asparagus, beans.
1/2 block halloumi
1 cup of brown rice per person
Something tangy or spicey - I use a good handful of pickled jalapenos, but sometimes I use preserved lemon
Tamari, worchestershire sauce, lemon juice
A handful of fresh parsley and some pan fried seeds to finish
Basically you want about two cups of vegetables per person and one cup of rice, and half a block of halloumi per 2 people. I always make this for two so you'll need to think about who you're feeding and alter the proportions.
Saute the vegetables, adding a good splash of tamari, worchestershire sauce and lemon juice. Add the cooked brown rice and halloumi and cook through so it's all hot and the halloumi is soft. Fold in the jalapenos or preserved lemon. Serve with fresh parsley and pan fried seeds such as sunflower or pepitas. I didn't have either for today so I just finished off with jalapeno. Not as pretty but it still tasted great.
Honestly, it's one of those slap together meals that's so nutritious, sounds a little wierd, but is uber tasty.
Let me know if you try it!
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Till now I alwsys prefer in.my salad...and ocassionaly fried it with salt and Pepper but now give a new idea to try.
I love beetroot in salad too! I love thinking outside of the box with vegetables. Hope you are well!
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I have to try this also 👀👌👌👌👌🥖🧂🧅🍽🤗👌🍹
This sounds weird but I am so tempted to try too
I promise you it doesn't taste weird!
Beetroot and bed peeing, not the best combination ( on a mattress, out in the open )
xx
haha I never saw evidence of that, thank goodness. Although I didn't inspect so closely...
And are sure it was his dog that ripped the bras off the line? ;^)
Hahahah! Yes, he had a blue heeler and we caught him in the act many times. Grr.
Yay! 🤗
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Beet root in everything. 👍
This dish looks wonderful. I like the idea that it doesn't take long to put together. I'll run this by @farm-mom and see if she will give it a go.
Oh yes it's super easy. Definitely brown rice for the taste though - it'd be odd with white. Let me know if you try it.
Will do. Brown rice it is.
It looks delicious 👍
My mind would've also revolted - okay maybe my tummy too. But I think it's more the colour wierdness. I mean pink food? I have an Aussie friend that also eats beetroot everything. We made hamburgers from scratch; sourdough buns, mayo, rocket pesto, my goats milk halloumi and as we're about to tuck in she pipes up "But WHERE is the beetroot?" I of course start giggling. Thinking; she's joking. Nope. So I hauled out my latest batch of fermented beets and she had a pink hamburger
Aussies do like their beetroot. JAmie at 30 never tried it outside of a can, until he met me! Definitely, definitely beetroot in the burger - but slices of pickled beetroot please.
My hands always end up pink!
So you've also had to educate the "foreigners"
Yes!!!! Heathens!!!
🤣
This sounds delicious! Have you every tried making borscht?
I haven't! I keep forgetting to do it, traditional style. I used to make a beetroot soup with potatoes and tons of parsley which felt hearty and earthy. I havne't made it for ages!
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