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Beetroot Carpaccio by Skarabo Life

Beetroot Carpaccio

beetroot starters plating

Thin roasted beetroot slices with mustard dressing and colorful toppings for a playful plant-based plate.

Ingredients

Roasted beetroots

  • 2 small/medium beetroots
  • Olive oil
  • Pinch of fine Himalayan or sea salt
  • Baking paper

Mustard dressing

  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp neutral flavored oil, usually sunflower oil
  • 1 tsp honey or agave

Dress and play

  • Green options: arugula, basil, parsley, watercress, dill, roasted pumpkin seeds
  • Red options: radish, pomegranate
  • Orange options: carrot, calendula petals
  • White options: feta cheese, toasted almond flakes, apple
  • Brown options: walnuts, roasted sunflower seeds

Process

Roasted beetroots

  1. 1 Bake the beetroots with a thin layer of olive oil, wrapped in baking paper, for 1 hour at 185C.
  2. 2 Let them cool down and peel.
  3. 3 Use your sharpest knife or a mandoline to cut thin slices.
  4. 4 Plate the slices in an inward spiral.
  5. 5 Brush a thin layer of olive oil over them and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.

Mustard dressing

  1. 1 Add mustard and vinegar to a bowl and mix well.
  2. 2 Add oil bit by bit, making sure it is fully incorporated into the mustard before adding more.
  3. 3 Finish with honey or agave.

Dress and play

Look at the plate as a drawing and build color and flavor with the toppings you like.