Red Beet Horseradish Spread Food

FRESH BEET HORSERADISH

Steps:

• Scrub beets; trim stems to 1/2 inch. Place beets in a medium saucepan; add water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium high; cook at a gentle boil until beets are tender when pierced with a small, sharp knife, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and set beets aside until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, grate horseradish on small holes of a box grater. Place in a small bowl; stir in vinegar, salt, and sugar.
• Peel beets; grate on small holes of box grater. Add to horseradish mixture; stir well to combine. Keep covered to preserve flavor, and refrigerate until needed.

GARLICKY BEET SPREAD WITH YOGURT, DILL AND HORSERADISH

Steps:

• To roast beets, heat oven to 375 degrees. Place beets in a small baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Add 3 tablespoons water to bottom of dish and cover tightly with foil. Bake until tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, turning beets after 45 minutes. Let cool, then peel.
• Using a food processor, grind walnuts, garlic and salt until very finely ground. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add the peeled beets, oil, yogurt, lemon juice, dill and horseradish and pulse until relatively smooth. Taste for seasoning and add more lemon or salt, or both, if needed. Serve with latkes or fritters, or use as a dip for vegetables.

RED BEET SPREAD AND DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• 1. Place cut up beet in blender with the cream cheese and blend and pulse until smooth and blended. add remaining ingredients into blender except chives. Blend all and Pulse a few times. Pour into serving bowl and top with chopped chives. --- Great spread on roast beef sandwiches, or French bread or as a dip for veggies, on crackers.....
• 2. For Red Beet Deviled Eggs: 12 eggs, hard boiled Enough beet spread to make a dark pink color 12 egg yolks, mashed Place the eggs in boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and test egg for doneness.(take egg from water and spin on flat surface if spins -it's done- if it wobbles it's not) When eggs are done remove shells by peeling off carefully- starting at wide end. Cut eggs in half lengthwise and remove yolk. Place eggs on platter. Place yolks in small bowl with enough beet spread to make a smooth dark pink color and pipe mixture into eggs on platter. Trim with a parsley sprig, if desired. SEE PHOTO ABOVE.
• 3. Here's a cute bunny to put in the center ;instead of the olives for your Easter buffet.

RED BEET HORSERADISH SPREAD

Steps:

• In food processor or blender, pulse beets until very finely minced, almost pureed (you may have to stop a few times to scrape sides down) In bowl, mix beets with all other ingredients, stirring well to combine.
• Store in jars or tight-sealing plastic containers in refrigerator until use (will keep for several months).

HORSERADISH WITH RED BEETS

Steps:

• Cook scrubbed beets with skins until tender.
• When done, immerse in cold water immediately.
• Let cool slightly, peel and discard skins.
• Shred beets with a medium coarse grater and set aside.
• Scrape horseradish root well to remove any blemishes.
• Cut root into small pieces.
• Measure 1 1/2 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of cold water.
• Add horseradish to blender (a few pieces at a time), cover and process, adding vinegar/water mixture as required until horseradish is well blended; continue to process remainder of horseradish root.
• If necessary, add more vinegar and water in equal amounts so that the horseradish is well chopped and blended.
• In a mixing bowl, add grated beets, sugar, the remainder 3/4 cup of white vinegar and 1 cup of processed horseradish; mix well.
• Add sugar and salt and mix well to incorporate.
• If desired, add more horseradish to suit your taste, also adust seasonings to taste.
• Store any remaining horseradish in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator.
• Store the jar upside down so that no air gets into the jar, lasts much longer.

ROASTED BEET, RED ONION AND CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Wrap beets in double thickness of aluminum foil. Cut onions through root end into 3/4-inch-thick wedges. Place onion wedges in medium bowl; toss with oil. Arrange onion wedges, cut side down, on baking sheet. Place beets directly on oven rack. Roast beets until tender, about 1 hour 45 minutes and onions until brown and tender, turning once, about 1 hour. Peel beets; cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Chop onions coarsely.
• Using on/off turns, coarsely chop cranberries in processor. Add beets and onions; blend briefly to chunky consistency. Transfer to bowl; mix in honey, horseradish, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 day. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

FRESH RED HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse horseradish in a food processor until finely ground. Add beet, sugar, salt, and vinegar; pulse to combine. Sauce will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.