Beetroot with horseradish and sourdough
- Starter
- Medium
- 4
- 1 hour 30 minutes, plus freezing and defrosting time
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Beetroot is certainly the poster child for this recipe, being coaxed into a mousse, gel, ketchup and pickle. Served alongside horseradish cream, crispy sourdough and dill, the beauty of it comes from the whole miniature 'beetroot' on the plate, which is actually the mousse glazed in the gel. All the elements can be made in advance, so while it looks seriously cheffy, a bit of forward planning means it's a doddle to plate and serve up.
Ingredients
Beetroot mousse
- 100ml of olive oil
- 1 tbsp of fennel seeds
- 375g of cooked beetroot , diced
- 375g of beetroot juice
- 50ml of white wine vinegar
- 2 bronze gelatine leaves, soaked in cold water
- 7.5g of egg white powder
- 4 beetroot leaves , small ones, attached to stalks
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Beetroot gel
- 500g of beetroot juice
- 0.5g of sea salt
- 15g of Vege-Gel
- 0.5g of agar agar
Beetroot Ketchup
- 300g of cooked beetroot , roughly chopped
- 250g of beetroot juice
- 50ml of white wine vinegar
- 100ml of port
- 150ml of apple juice
Horseradish yoghurt
- 100g of Greek yoghurt , thick
- 100g of horseradish sauce, smooth
Sourdough crisp
- 1/4 sourdough loaf, frozen
- olive oil
- rock salt
Beetroot discs
- 1 large beetroot
- 100ml of white wine vinegar
- 100ml of water
- 100g of granulated sugar
To serve
Equipment
- Blender
- 2 squeezy bottles
- Thermometer
- Cocktail sticks
Method
Begin by making the beetroot mousse the day before, as it needs freezing overnight. Place a large pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Once warm, add the fennel seeds and fry for 1 minute, then add the cooked beetroot and cook for 5 minutes
- 100ml of olive oil
- 1 tbsp of fennel seeds
- 375g of cooked beetroot , diced
Add the beetroot juice and white wine vinegar. Bring the pan to a gentle simmer, cover with a tight-fitting lid and leave to cook for 5 minutes
- 375g of beetroot juice
- 50ml of white wine vinegar
After this time, blend the soup until smooth and pass through a fine sieve. Season with salt and pepper to taste. While the soup is still hot add the soaked gelatine leaves and whisk until dissolved, then leave to cool to room temperature
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 bronze gelatine leaves, soaked in cold water
Once at room temperature, whisk in the egg white powder and place in the fridge to set for 4 hours
- 7.5g of egg white powder
Meanwhile, make the beetroot ketchup. Place all the ingredients in a large pan and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and leave to reduce until all of the liquid has evaporated. Transfer to a blender and blitz into a smooth purée. Pass through a fine sieve and transfer to a squeezy bottle. This will keep in the fridge for up to 10 days
- 300g of cooked beetroot , roughly chopped
- 250g of beetroot juice
- 50ml of white wine vinegar
- 100ml of port
- 150ml of apple juice
To make the horseradish yoghurt, simply mix the ingredients together, taste and season. Transfer to a squeezy bottle and keep in the fridge
- 100g of Greek yoghurt , thick
- 100g of horseradish sauce, smooth
To make the sourdough crisps, preheat an oven to 190ºC/gas mark 5. Use a serrated knife to cut a few slices of sourdough as thinly as you can manage (this should be easier when the bread is frozen). Place them on a baking tray, brush with a little olive oil and sprinkle with rock salt. Cook in the oven until golden brown and crisp – this will take around 8 minutes, but check halfway through as ovens vary. Keep in an airtight container until needed
- 1/4 sourdough loaf, frozen
- olive oil
- rock salt
To create the beetroot discs, peel the beetroot and finely slice it into discs, ideally using a mandoline (you're looking for a 1mm thickness). Stack the slices on top of one another then use a round cutter to stamp out perfect circles. Transfer these to a glass jar or container
Pour the vinegar, sugar and water into a small pan and bring to the boil. Once boiling, pour the pickling liquid over the beetroot discs, then seal. Leave to cool and pickle overnight
- 100ml of white wine vinegar
- 100ml of water
- 100g of granulated sugar
After the beetroot mixture has been chilled for 4 hours, transfer to the blender again and blend until smooth and aerated. It should be light and fluffy like a mousse. To shape the mousse, lay out a square of cling film roughly 15cmx15cm. Weigh a 45g spoonful of the mixture and fold in the 4 corners to create a ball. Twist the top tight and tie with a small piece of twine or string. Place on a tray and freeze overnight
The next day, make the gel. Place all the ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil, whisking constantly. Once it reaches the boil, pour through a fine sieve to remove any lumps. Return to the pan and keep on a low heat, using a temperature probe or thermometer to monitor the temperature of the gel and alter the temperature of the pan to ensure it stays between 50ºC and 60ºC
- 500g of beetroot juice
- 0.5g of sea salt
- 15g of Vege-Gel
- 0.5g of agar agar
Once the temperature is steady, remove the mousses from the freezer and unwrap from the clingfilm. Push a cocktail stick about halfway into each mousse so it is secure, then dip each mousse into the gel 4 times, leaving the gel to set for 15 seconds in between each dip. Once all 4 dips have been completed, place the mousse on a tray and leave in the fridge for 2 hours to defrost
Once ready, remove the mousses from the fridge and carefully push 3 small beetroot stalks with little leaves into the mousse so they look like mini beetroots. Place the beetroot on one side of the plate and 3 of the pickled beetroot discs on the other. Decorate on and around the discs using the beetroot ketchup, horseradish cream and sourdough crisps. Finish by garnishing with freshly picked dill leaves
- 4 beetroot leaves , small ones, attached to stalks
- sprigs of dill
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