French "Peasant" Beets
★★★★★
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
30 minutes
SERVES
2 for dinner, 4 as a side
Ingredients
4
Beets with greens (up to 6; I like a mixture of golden and red beets)
1 bunch
Swiss chard
3 tablespoons
butter
1
shallot
1 pinch
Salt, or more to taste
1 pinch
Freshly ground pepper, or more to taste
2 tablespoons
white wine (Muscadet is my preference)
2 tablespoons
water
1/2 pound
Bucheron Cheese (room temperature)
1
loaf crusty peasant style bread (warmed in oven
Instructions
- Scrub and peel the beets. Remove the greens and chop coarsely. Set the greens aside in a large prep bowl. Slice beets into 1/4 inch rounds.
- Remove the ribs from the swiss chard and coarsely chop and toss into bowl with the beet greens.
- In a large sautee pan, melt butter. Sautee shallots.
- Add beet rounds to the shallot butter mixture. Crack some pepper over the beets and a toss on a pinch of salt. Reduce heat and sautee beets, turning over to ensure even cooking.
- About 15 minutes later when beets are begnning to glaze and become tender, add greens and chard. Sautee for about 5 minutes, then add wine and cover. Cook until greens are wilted, adding water if necessary. Allow liquid to be mostly absorbed into greens, adjust seasonings.
- Scoop greens and beets into a low shallow bowl. Garnish with a sizeable wedge of bucheron and some crusty bread. Crack a little bit of pepper over the entire dish.
