French "peasant" Beets

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give French "peasant" Beets a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 274 calories, 6g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have salt, water, shallot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Scrub and peel the beets.

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Beet

Remove the greens and chop coarsely. Set the greens aside in a large prep bowl. Slice beets into 1/4 inch rounds.

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Greens

Beet

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Bowl

Remove the ribs from the swiss chard and coarsely chop and toss into bowl with the beet greens,

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Beet Greens

Swiss Chard

Ribs

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In a large sautee pan, melt butter.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Sautee shallots.

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Shallot

Add beet rounds to the shallot butter mixture. Crack some pepper over the beets and a toss on a pinch of salt. Reduce heat and sautee beets, turning over to ensure even cooking.

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Shallot

Butter

Pepper

Beet

Salt

About 15 minutes later when beets are begnning to glaze and become tender, add greens and chard.

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Greens

Beet

Swiss Chard

Glaze

Sautee for about 5 minutes, then add wine and cover. Cook until greens are wilted, adding water if necessary. Allow liquid to be mostly absorbed into greens, adjust seasonings.

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