friday food files with sfgirlbybay: beet sandwich.
So, usually y’all have got the fantastic Molly Watson serving up some fabulous recipes for you each Friday, but this week, poor Molly’s on Jury Duty, so chef sfgirlbybay is stepping in.
I made this sandwich last week, after having tried a similar one a piccino, in san francisco’s dogpatch neighborhood. i couldn’t get this beet sandwich with a lovely orange-infused dressing and ricotta cheese out of my head, so i had to try and re-create it, and i was pretty darn pleased with the results (enough to eat them three days in a row!). i hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients:
bunch of beets, unpeeled, cut in fourths
bit of arugula (or your favorite leafy green)
ricotta cheese
foccacia or herb bread
2 tbsp. olive oil
pinch of fresh thyme, oregano (italian herb mix)
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 fresh squeezed orange
1. boil cut beets for about 20 minutes, or until tender with a fork. place in bowl of cold water for a few minutes and peel; slice and cool.
2. mix olive oil, juices from fresh squeezed orange, salt & pepper and herbs in container and shake well (this is even better if made night before & chilled).
3. slice foccacia in half and spread with orange-infused olive oil; grill face down for a moment in hot pan. (grilling is optional if you’re in a hurry).
4. spread foccacia with ricotta cheese; add sliced beets and a dash of salt, add leafy greens.
5. eat and be happy.
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This looks delicious. I’ve been trying to find some new recipes… recently became a vegetarian and trying to make food exciting!
what a great idea! i’m a huge beet fan, can’t wait to try!
Oh wow! This looks yummy!
I know what I want for lunch tomorrow :P
I love all things with beets! This sandwich looks divine!
That sounds yummy! I’m going to try it. I LOOOOVE beets!
that looks yum
I made a fresh Beet Salad with Goats Cheese last weekend. I loved going and getting a medley of fresh beets from my local farmers’ market, boiling them, peeling them, and then…. eating them. Beets are beautiful. I just wrote about Beets on my blog this week, so happy someone else understands the beauty and yumminess of…. BEETS!! Have a lovely day! xo
How can you NOT like beets? I’m growing some this summer. Zone 4 be damned!
yum! and yay for dogpatch :)
Yum, I love beets! This looks so much more tasty and refreshing than that slice of pizza I had for lunch.
definitely gonna try it! Thank you for sharing!
Glad to know I’m not the only one who likes beets: http://ellenitza.blogspot.com/2010/02/beet-green.html
I’m definitely trying this.
Oh my gosh this sounds delicious – I am definitely going to have to try it. As it happens I just bought some lovely golden beets yesterday and was wondering what I’d do with them – kismet!
yum!!
I made this over the weekend. Fabulous.
wow… this looks fabulous! i would have never thought to put beets into a sandwich! thanks :)
I’ve got some leftover beets in my fridge that will be perfect for this! It’s probably a good week too with all the warm weather we’ve been having here in London, Ontario, Canada.