• Roasted beetroot with walnut crumble

    From sides and light meals to pure comfort dinners, we’ve made beetroot the star of the show with this Roasted beetroot with walnut crumble recipe.

     TOTAL TIME 1 hour | SERVES 6 as a side 

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1.5 kg Red beetroot
    • 500 g Baby yellow beetroot
    • 1 ½ tbsp Olive oil
    • 2 Bay leaves

    WALNUT CRUMBLE

    • ½ cup Walnuts
    • ¼ cup Fresh flat-leaf parsley

     

    METHOD

    PREHEAT the oven to 220°C. 

    TRIM leaves and stalks from beetroot; wash. Peel red beetroot and cut into six wedges. Keep the yellow ones whole. 

    PLACE the red and yellow beetroots on large pieces of foil on separate oven trays. Drizzle with olive oil and add bay leaves; season. Cover with another piece of foil and crimp to seal closed. 

    ROAST yellow beetroot for 30 minutes and red beetroot for 40 minutes or until tender. Peel yellow beets and cut in half. 

    FOR THE WALNUT CRUMBLE

    PROCESS walnuts and fresh flat-leaf parsley until chopped. Toss beetroots with walnut crumble to serve.

    TIP: This roasted beetroot dish is a perfect side for beef or lamb.

     

    Roasted beetroot with walnut crumble

    Serves: Serves 6 as a side
    Total Time: 1 hour

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 kg Red beetroot 
    • 500 g Baby yellow beetroot 
    • 1 ½ tbsp Olive oil 
    • 2 Bay leaves 
    • Walnut crumble
    • ½ cup Walnuts 
    • ¼ cup Fresh flat-leaf parsley

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. 

    2

    Trim leaves and stalks from beetroot; wash. Peel red beetroot and cut into six wedges. Keep the yellow ones whole. 

    3

    Place the red and yellow beetroots on large pieces of foil on separate oven trays. Drizzle with olive oil and add bay leaves; season. Cover with another piece of foil and crimp to seal closed. 

    4

    Roast yellow beetroot for 30 minutes and red beetroot for 40 minutes or until tender. Peel yellow beets and cut in half. 

    For the walnut crumble

    5

    Process walnuts and fresh flat-leaf parsley until chopped. Toss beetroots with walnut crumble to serve.

    Made this recipe ? Tag us @foodandhomesa #cookingwithFH on Instagram!

     

    ALSO SEE: Fish provencal with herbed tomatoes

    Fish provencal with herbed tomatoes

    Avatar
    Author

    A food stylist and recipe developer, contributing to Food & Home and other esteemed magazines under Habari Media. I love for creating mouthwatering recipes, I bring culinary visions to life through my work.