Root to Leaf Beet Shakshuka
This recipe is a riff on Green Shakshuka (link coming), which itself is a riff on traditional Shakshuka (link coming). It makes great use of the beet root, the beet greens and the beet stems. The dish is a flavor bomb, amped up with fragrant cumin and coriander, salty-tart feta cheese, creamy avocado and fresh herbs or an herb pesto. This shakshuka makes a special brunch dish or a great eggs-for-dinner supper.
Cream of Leek Soup
Eat it hot and it’s delicious. Eat it cold and it’s vichyssoise, and it’s still delicious. Leeks are a sweet, mild aromatic that can stand on their own as the backbone of a soup.
Don’t Waste Your Leek Greens!
So many recipes with leeks say “only use the white portion” or “only use the white and tender light green portion.” I hate it when I see that!
Beet Stem Risotto with Roasted Beets and Braised Beet Greens
Sometimes you get really lucky and get a bunch of beets with gorgeous roots, greens, AND stems. Beet stems are tender and flavorful, but often not substantial enough to receive special treatment. I usually just include them when I cook up the greens. But sometimes they are substantial and deserve their own treatment.
Carrot Top Pesto
Carrot greens have a really interesting flavor, somewhere between carrots and parsley. Tossing them in the compost is such a waste. Using them in a pesto is quick and easy, and the pesto is quite versatile.
Cream of Roasted Carrot Soup
Root to leaf. The soup is all about carrot roots. The pesto is all about carrot greens. Add crispy carrot “coins” and you capture the essence of carrots in a nice little bowl.
Cream of Carrot Greens Soup
They do it in France! Take a lesson from the French. They know some things about cooking and eating.
Root to Leaf Radish Frittata
One bunch of radishes, including their greens is perfectly proportioned to star in an 8-egg frittata. Cooking radishes softens their texture and accentuates their sweetness, perfect to pair in an egg dish. Including their spicy greens is a great complement in this root to leaf dish.
Cream of Radish Greens Soup
The French get it. The lovely greens that top your bunch of radishes, they’re delicious too. Soupe aux Fans de Radis is one way the French utilize them. You should definitely give it a try!
Beets and Greens Savory Galette
This savory pie for dinner utilizes the roots, stems and greens of the beet plant, root to leaf. The flavors of roasted beets and sautéed greens are complemented by béchamel spiked with fresh goat cheese.
Roasted Carrot Risotto with Carrot Top Pesto
A root to leaf risotto recipe utilizing both the roots and the tops of farm or garden fresh carrots. Brown rice ups the nutrition and utilizing the oven simplifies the risotto.
Root to Leaf Beet Pizza – Three Ways!
I love making pizzas using farmers’ market produce that doesn’t often make it onto a pie. Beets, their roots, leaves, and stems are all options on pizza!