Celery Root Puree with Balsamic Roasted Beets and Pearl Onions

INGREDIENTS

Balsamic Roasted Beets and Pearl Onions

• 4-5 beets
• 1½ cups pearl onions
• 3 tbsp olive oil (divided)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• ½ tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped

Celery Root Puree

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 cups celery root, peeled and diced into ½ inch cubes
• 1 can (13.5 ounce) full-fat coconut milk
• ⅔ cup water
• salt and pepper, to taste

Topping

• 2 cups microgreens

Directions

• heat up the kitchen appliance to four hundred degrees Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.

• If employing a jar/can of pearl onions, drain and rinse. If victimization recent pearl onions, soak during a bowl of heat water for five minutes to loosen the skin. employing a pairing knife, bring to an end the ends and take away the outer skin. Place onto an oversized baking sheet and put aside.

• employing a vegetable peeler, peel the beets and place on a non-wood chopping board (a wood chopping board can stain). Slice the beets into quarters or equally sized items and augment the baking sheet. Toss with a pair of tablespoons of vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Place within the middle of the kitchen appliance and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring once or double midway through.

• Whisk along the oleoresin vinegar, sirup, herbs and one tablespoon of vegetable oil. Set aside.

• whereas the beets area unit change of state, heat the vegetable oil during a pot on medium-high heat and saute the garlic for one minute. Add the sliced celery root, coconut milk, water, salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil, then scale back the warmth to low, cowl the pot and simmer for quarter-hour.

• flip the stove off and use a stick mixer to puree the celery root mixture till swish. cowl the pot to stay heat till able to serve. (*Alternatively, pour the ingredients into a high-powered mixer to puree).

• Once the beets and onions have hard-boiled, drizzle the oleoresin mixture on the baking sheet, toss to mix and cook for a further five minutes.

• Serve by scooping a little of the celery root puree into a bowl and topping with cooked beets, pearl onions and some of microgreens.