French Peasant Beets ; Garden to Table Recipe

by | May 23, 2016 | Garden to Table Recipes | 0 comments

Crusty French bread and Gouda cheese make this dish!

As promised I am putting my Peasant Beet dish on my blog in honor of my heroes Sam and Hunter for taking down Goliath. See story here. I mean if it can entice a man to cut down a 50 foot tree, well that’s quite a dish! The heroes enjoyed their beet dish this weekend straight from the garden. I like this dish because it uses the beet roots and the green tops. I am one that doesn’t like to waste a thing so this recipe is truly just like a peasant would cook it; utilizing every part of the plant. I have to say that while you can make the dish just fine without sausage, my meat eaters really like the addition of a good sausage on top. I have to also add that a side of Gouda cheese and Rosemary herb bread really make the dish. Not exactly peasant fare, but then I guess it all depends if the peasant owns a cow and flour to make bread and has a Rosemary plant growing in their front yard! Enjoy beets in a new way!

Peasant Beet Dish
 
Recipe Type: French
Cuisine: Fit for a Hero!
Author: Dash
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Serves: 4 people
It is tempting to use the beet ribs also for this dish, but I have found them to be too fibrous to add to the dish. The Swiss Chard ribs however tenderize nicely.
Ingredients
  • 4-6 beets with greens
  • 1 bunch Swiss chard
  • 3 tablespoons butter or bacon grease
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 table spoons red wine(a splash for the dish, a splash for the cook)
  • 3 links of your favorite sausage
  • Gouda Cheese
  • Crusty bread warmed in oven
Instructions
  1. Scrub and peel beets. Remove greens from stem and chop coarsely. Set the greens aside in a large prep bowl. Slice beets into 1/4 inch rounds.
  2. Remove the ribs from the Swiss chard and coarsely chop and toss into bowl with the beet greens
  3. Chop Swiss chard ribs to pieces
  4. In a large saute pan, melt butter or bacon grease, saute onion, garlic and Swiss chard ribs.
  5. Move veggies to the sides and cook sausage links in middle of pan, when almost done remove and set aside to slice into bite size pieces.
  6. Add beet rounds to the pan, Crack some pepper over the beets and toss on a pinch of salt.
  7. Add wine(red or white) whatever you like. Have a bit for yourself.
  8. Reduce heat and saute beets, turning over to ensure even cooking.
  9. About 15 minutes later when beets are beginning to glaze and become tender, add greens and chard. Saute 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.
  10. Add sliced sausage over all and toss.
  11. Serve with a crusty bread and Gouda cheese.
 
The garden has had a beeting!
The garden has had a beeting! Red beets in one hand and blonde beets in another!                                This post was shared on Our Simple Homestead Blog Hop                               

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Dash

Hi there, my name is Anne-Marie, but my friends call me Dash from the -dash- in my name. My homestead journey started out with one prayer. “Please help me get nutritious, organic food for my family.” Wow, I was surprised how God went about answering that prayer! …..Read More!

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