Beetroot and cream cheese verrines
Diced beetroot, marinated in lemon juice and walnut oil, between layers of cream cheese with herbs.
112 K 4.7/5 (33 reviews)
2 hours 50 min.
Easy
6 glasses
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 29th 2013
1 raw beetroot
3 tablespoons walnut oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
200 g cream cheese
herbs of your choice
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Resting: 2 hours
All in all: 2 hours 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel 1 raw beetroot, slice thinly, then cut into sticks and finally into small dice (or use a food processor to do this quickly).
Put into a bowl: 3 tablespoons walnut oil, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper and leave to marinate for about 2 hours.
Put into a bowl: 3 tablespoons walnut oil, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper and leave to marinate for about 2 hours.
Stage 2 - 2 hours
After marinating, drain the beetroot.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Mix 200 g cream cheese in a bowl with your choice of herbs chopped finely (shown here: chives, coriander and parsley), salt and pepper.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Begin filling the verrines: put a layer of cheese with herbs in the bottom of each glass.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Add a layer of beetroot on top.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
Then a second layer of cheese and decorate the top with a few pieces of beetroot.
Fll all the verrines like this and refrigerate until serving.
Fll all the verrines like this and refrigerate until serving.
Remarks
For the decoration, you can scatter a few chopped walnuts over the top instead of the diced beetroot.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, coved with food film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 80 RDI=30 % | 80 RDI=7 % | 0 | 660 RDI=30 % | 2,770 RDI: 30 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=6 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 0 | 110 RDI=6 % | 470 RDI: 6 % |
| Per glass | 10 RDI=5 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 0 | 110 RDI=6 % | 460 RDI: 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 glasses : 4.65 €
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Cream cheese
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Walnut oil
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