Walnut Beet Dip
When I was working at a local food co-op last time, a woman came in and asked for walnuts. We were out of walnuts for a couple of weeks and I wanted to get some, too. She added if there were walnuts, she wanted to make Walnut Beet Dip and it is really good. This idea was in my head today. I googled for Walnut Beet Dip recipes on web. I printed out 3, and ended up making up my own. The result? Awesome. The color is beautiful and slightly sweet from beets.
Ingredients:
1 lb beets
1 cup raw walnuts
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs sherry vinegar
1.5 tsp sea salt
ground black pepper to taste
a pinch of cayenne pepper
1 clove garlic
a few fresh rosemary leaves
a few fresh mint leaves
- Scrub beets clean and cook them until done. I steamed them in a pressure cooker for 6 minutes. Let them cool.
- Grind walnuts to paste in a coffee grinder.
- Process cooked beets, ground walnuts, crashed garlic clove, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor or by a hand mixer until they become uniformed.
