beetroot napoleon

Beetroot Napoleon with Spicy Mashed Feta & Aegina Pistachios


Beets and Feta are natural partners in the kitchen. I love the easy elegance and ensuing “wows” this dish inevitably inspires, using some of the most accessible ingredients available. You can buy delicious, crunchy, healthy Aegina pistachios here.

RATING
SERVES
4

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup roasted unsalted pistachios, preferably from Aegina
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh mint
  • Grated zest of 1 orange
  • 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin Greek olive oil
  • 4 roasted or boiled beets

Dressing:

Instructions

  1. Coarsely grind the pistachios in a food processor, pulsing on and off. Add the mint, orange zest, crumbled feta, olive oil and pepper, and pulse to combine into a thick paste. Set aside.
  2. Prepare the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic syrup and mustard.
  3. Peel the beets and cut them into rounds about 1/8-inch/3.2 mm. Place a half teaspoon of the feta mixture in the center of a serving plate. Place a beet round on top. Add a teaspoon of the feta mixture and top with a beet round. Continue until all the slices of the first beet are used up. The stack should end with a beet round. Drizzle with a little dressing, sprinkle with pink peppercorns, garnish with mint and serve. Repeat with remaining beets and feta mixture.

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