Recipe: Salt-baked beetroot
Pair with a bottle of Tokara Shiraz - the spiciness of the wine matches the anise flavours of the fennel in this beetroot dish.
Salt-baked beetroot. Picture: Supplied
Ingredients
4 medium-sized whole beetroot
800g coarse salt
3 egg whites from extra-large eggs
500g cake flour
250ml water
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Blend the salt and flour in a food processor until fine.
3. In a mixer with a dough hook, mix the flour mixture with the egg whites and water until a dough is formed.
4. Wash and dry the unpeeled beetroot.
5. Roll out the dough until 5mm in thickness. Cut into big enough pieces and wrap around each entire beetroot.
6. Bake for one hour.
7. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
8. Break open the dough and remove the beetroot. Discard the baked dough.
9. Peel the beetroot, then rinse and dry with a paper towel.
10. Cool and slice the remaining beetroot thinly.
Garnish: chef Carolize tops hers with raspberry, fennel, toasted walnuts and celery.
Recipe supplied by chef Carolize Coetzee from Tokara Restaurant
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