Salt-Crusted Beets with Horseradish Crème Fraîche

Salt-Crusted Beets with Horseradish Crème Fraîche
Salt-Crusted Beets with Horseradish Crème Fraîche might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe has 152 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up horseradish, thyme, crème fraîche, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Whisk crème fraîche, horseradish, chopped chives, and Sherry wine vinegar in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Mix coarse salt, horseradish, thyme, and orange peel in medium bowl.
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Place three 3-tablespoon mounds of salt mixture on small rimmed baking sheet, spacing apart. Top each salt mound with 1 beet, then cover all beets with remaining salt mixture, pressing very firmly with hands and forming crust around each beet, covering completely.
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Roast beets 1 3/4 hours.
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Remove from oven; crack salt crusts open and remove beets. Peel beets; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange beet slices on platter.
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Serve with horseradish crème fraîche.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score9
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