Vibrant Beetroot Spaetzle with Parmesan and Poppy Seeds

Medium Serves: 4

Description

Discover this vibrant and delicious homemade Beetroot Spaetzle recipe, a unique way to enjoy beetroot. These soft, pillowy dumplings are infused with the earthy sweetness of beetroot and perfectly complemented by a simple butter and poppy seed sauce. A delightful and satisfying vegetarian main course.

Ingredients

  • 200g baby beetroot
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g parmesan (grated)
  • 220g flour
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • pinch of salt
  • butter
  • poppy seeds

Method

Cook the beets in boiling water for around 20 minutes, making sure you don™t top and tail before. Allow to cool down, then rub the skin off gently with your hands.

Blitz them into a puree, then mix with eggs, salt, flour, milk and grated cheese to a creamy consistency. Leave to rest for an hour.

For the sauce melt some butter and gently fry with one teaspoon of poppy seeds.

Bring a pot of water to boil, add salt, then sieve the beetroot mixture little by little in a colander, pressing down with a wooden spoon or a silicon spatula, directly into the gently boiling water.

Do this in batches, when the spatzle rise to the surface, transfer them to the pan with the sauce, toss and serve.

Tags

Main  · Beetroot  · Spaetzle  · Homemade  · Vegetarian  · Dumplings  · German  · Poppy seeds  · Parmesan  · Main course  · Side dish  · Pasta

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