Spiced sweet & sour pickled beetroot
Forget crinkle-cut versions, this light pickle is sweet and rich - perfect with cold meats, salads and punchy cheeses
Difficulty and servings
Fills 1 large Kilner jar
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr 20 mins
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Trim the leaves and most of stalks off the beetroot, leaving a stump of stalk on each. Wrap the beetroots individually in pieces of foil and place on a baking tray. Roast for 1 hr 15 ins or until the point of a sharp knife can be easily inserted then leave to cool.
- Unwrap, peel and trim the stalks away from the beetroot. Leave the small ones whole and cut larger ones in half and pack them into a large sterilised kilner jar.
- Tip the sugar, white wine vinegar, 200ml cold water the spices and bay leaves into a sauce pan and bring to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and bubble gently, stirring, for 2 mins until all the sugar has dissolved. Turn off the heat and add the balsamic if using.
- Carefully pour the hot vinegar, spices and bay over the beetroot (you might not need it all) and leave to cool uncovered. Once cool pour the olive oil over, seal the jar and keep in the fridge for up to a month.
PER SERVING
52 kcalories, protein 1.0g, carbohydrate 10.0g, fat 0.5 g, saturated fat 0.1g, fibre 1.4g, sugar 10.0g, salt 0.1 g
Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, June 2012.
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Ingredients
- 1kg small-medium sized raw beetroot
- 200g caster sugar
- 300ml white wine vinegar
- 2 star anise
- 3 cloves
- 2 allspice berries
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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Difficulty and servings
Fills 1 large Kilner jar
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1kg small-medium sized raw beetroot
- 200g caster sugar
- 300ml white wine vinegar
- 2 star anise
- 3 cloves
- 2 allspice berries
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
PER SERVING
52 kcalories, protein 1.0g, carbohydrate 10.0g, fat 0.5 g, saturated fat 0.1g, fibre 1.4g, sugar 10.0g, salt 0.1 g
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