Beetroot With Saffron Yoghurt
Make these ahead of time to serve as a side dish
Makes enough for: 4 people
Ingredients
for the beetroot:
- 650 g baby beetroots, skin on and scrubbed
- 1 small head garlic, excess paper removed
- 50 g butter
- 162.5 mls olive oil
- 0.625 mls fine salt
for the yoghurt sauce:
- 10 mls boiling water
- 10 saffron threads
- 200 g thick yoghurt
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 0.625 mls fine salt
bringing it together:
- 5 mls olive oil
- 20 g slivered almonds
- 0.625 mls chilli flakes
- flaked salt for sprinkling
Method
for the beetroot:
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
- Line an oven proof baking dish with foil, with enough excess to cover the beetroot and place the beetroot into the dish *
- Cut the top off the head of garlic and place into the dish, cut side up
- Place the butter into a microwave proof jug and blitz until melted
- Add the oil, whisk to combine and then pour over the beetroot
- Cover the beetroot with the excess foil as tightly as possible then place into the oven for an hour
- Remove the dish from the oven, open the foil and leave until cool enough to handle
- When cooled, remove the beetroots from the oil, trim and peel them, discarding the skin
- Place them into a bowl, sprinkle the salt over them and add 15mls of the cooking oil to the bowl
- Mix well, and set aside
for the yoghurt sauce:
- Place the boiling water into a small bowl, add the saffron threads and leave to steep
- Squeeze the garlic out of the skin into a small bowl and mash with a fork
- Add the yoghurt, saffron threads and water, lime juice and zest and the salt
- Stir to combine and place into the fridge
bringing it together:
- Place the oil into a small frying pan and place over a medium temperature
- When the oil shimmers add the almonds and toss until they turn golden brown
- Add the chilli flakes, give one final toss and set aside on a plate lined with paper towel to cool
- Spoon the yoghurt onto your serving dish, top with the beets, sprinkle the almonds and flaked salt on top and serve
Notes
* you want them to be as snug as possible, so choose a suitable dish