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The Musette: Beetroot Orzo
Here’s a short and sweet dish which cooks all in one pan to a satisfying deep garnet red with the spoonable feeling of a risotto. You can use any colour of beetroot you like here; I prefer the deep magenta jewels of the red ones but yellow and pink work well too.
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 750 g (26 oz) beetroot, peeled and grated
- 300 g (10 oz) orzo pasta
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 3–4 fat cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 850 ml (3 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- zest organic orange or clementine
- 4 handfuls rocket (arugala)
- 100g (3 1/2 oz) vegan feta-style cheese, crumbled
- handful toasted chopped nuts (walnuts or hazelnuts)
- drizzle balsamic vinegar to serve
Method
1.Put the grated beetroot, pasta, thyme leaves, garlic and vinegar into a medium lidded pan with 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tbsp olive oil, stock and balsamic vinegar.
2. Place the pan over a high heat, cover with a lid and bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes until the pasta is cooked and all the water has been absorbed. Stir regularly to ensure the pasta doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. If the orzo looks a little thick (you want it to be the consistency of risotto) add a little more hot water.
3. Ladle onto warm dishes and finish with some orange zest, peppery rocket leaves, a crumbling of feta (if using), some toasted hazel nuts and a good drizzle of balsamic. See what I mean, it’s such an easy and satisfying dish.
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Reads and looks yummy! Terrific ingredients.
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Thanks
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Looks and sounds yummy!
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Thanks
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You’re welcome!
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😎
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Looks amazing!
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Thanks Aletta
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This looks good. Will give it a try in beetroot season. Thanks
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Pleasure
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And beets are so good for us.
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So they say
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I have half a packet of orzo in the cupboard and I was wondering what to do with it!
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Well, now you know!
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I love beetroot 🍽
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This is a dead easy recipe
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I love the bung it all in a pot and cook methods
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Me too
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something I would never eat, as I hate beetroot! 😀
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You could make it with something else
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