Reply With QuoteDefinitely have to cook it first if you don't want pink risotto. Can put it in raw of it is is cut up small-ish and it will cook. Bur your risotto will be pink. It's nice if you roast in in the oven first.
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Question about fresh beetroot
I want to cook a fresh beet in a risotto tonight - should I cook it first and then add it in to the risotto when the risotto is nearly ready, or is there some way to cook it all together, without having a totally pink risotto? Will it be soft if I do it all together? It will be diced into small pieces.
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Definitely have to cook it first if you don't want pink risotto. Can put it in raw of it is is cut up small-ish and it will cook. Bur your risotto will be pink. It's nice if you roast in in the oven first.
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Thanks JM.
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I was going to suggest roasting it first too - don't forget to wear gloves so you don't have pink hands!
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Thanks Kazbah.
So wrap it in foil and bung it in the oven? Should I put olive oil or something over it first? I haven't baked one before. Trying to find tips, but Google is not my friend today
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Yup, I was going to say yum, roast it
You can eat it raw, so if it doesn't get completley cooked it's still yummy.
Oh, I want roasted beetroot now...
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ooh, found one! Thanks girls
ETA - Lenny you can share this one. It's enormous
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PacRakMG- are you kidding? This is exactly what we're having for dinner tonight!!!!
Yup, what the others have said- roast it first, and then cook like a pumpkin risotto
YUM!
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LOL, that's awesome, Krystals! Too funny. What else are you putting in your one....yep fishing for ideas here
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zucchini and parmesan... we have too many zucchinis and I just like parmesan LOL. I'll grate the zucchini- it won't do much flavour wise, the beets and cheese will take care of that, but it will bulk the veggie value
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Cool, yum!
I've got some chicken and some mushrooms that I want to use. See what I can do with it
Enjoy!
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Beetroot with spinach and Meredith goat's cheese is sensational!
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Oh yum. Sounds beautiful JM.
It's nearly ready. It's been in for an hour, but it was still a little hard in the middle. It was a bloody big beet!
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