Beet and goat’s cheese panna cotta
Here is a new recipe developed by one of our employees, Sandra Levesque, Food Services Account Manager, featuring our Del Monte diced beets. Discover her tasty Beet and goat’s cheese panna cotta recipe, a starter that is creamy, colorful and slightly seasoned.
Ingredients
Beet puree
1 Del Monte can 398 ml diced Beets
1 clove of garlic
45 g onion
1.25 ml (1/4 tsp) cumin
Salt and pepper, to taste
Buttermilk
437.5 ml (1 3/4 cup) 3.25% milk
2 lemons (juice)
Gelatin and cream
1 sachet of gelatin (Knox)
10 ml (2 tbsp) cold water
375 ml (1 ½ cup) cream
Dressing
1 Del Monte can 398 ml diced Beets
83.3 ml (1/3 cup) beet juice
1 orange (juice)
62.5 ml (1/4 cup) red wine vinegar
83.3 ml (1/3 cup) canola oil
15 ml (1 tbsp) blood orange flavored oil
5 ml (1 tsp) rice vinegar
15 ml (1 tbsp) Mirin sauce
15 ml (1 tbsp) maple syrup
Topping
140 g goat cheese or cream cheese
50 g sour cream
60 ml (4 tbsp) 35% cooking cream
Fresh basil
Pepper, to taste
Preparation
1. Saute the onions, garlic and cumin. Add the beet can and its juice, season, then, put in puree.
2. To make buttermilk, combine milk and lemon juice. Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
3. Prepare the gelatin and let it rest following the instructions written on the envelope.
4. Bring 1 ½ cups of cream to boiling point, do not boil. Mix the swollen gelatin well into the hot cream and stir until dissolved. Add the beet puree and mix well. Add the buttermilk and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Fill the serving containers and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
5. Mix the vinaigrette and add the beets. Place in the refrigerator until assembly.
6. Mix goat cheese, sour cream and cream until smooth. Use a piping bag to garnish the serving containers with the cream mixture. Cut the basil leaves and use as a garnish. Enjoy!