A seasonal side dish recipe for a beet and root vegetable tian with shallots and thyme, drizzled with an apple cider reduction.
My sister-in-law showed up to Thanksgiving with a Dutch oven full of root vegetables and a car seat containing a dark-haired beauty I would like to adopt as my own. Since I can’t steal my niece for more than a few moments here and there, I instead picked Bethany’s brain about beets.
On a buffet lined with vegetable dishes, the beets – pink and purple and dotted with rutabagas and potatoes – held their own. Comforting and elegantly simple, I was still thinking about them a day later as I stared at my own fridge full of the last farmers market beets.
When I asked Bethany about them, she mentioned she wanted to do a tian, but didn’t having the time, what with the newborn and all. The idea stuck, and soon we were slicing up our own selection of root vegetables for dinner while sipping cider after a family snowball fight.
The beauty of this combination of pink turnips, black radishes, golden potatoes, and red and golden beets is how they play together. From the bite of the radish and turnip to the mellow potato to the sweet earthiness of the beets, they work as a group. Sitting on top of shallots, sprinkled with fresh thyme, and coated with a thick apple cider reduction, they are comforting in a warm, familiar way while still bringing color and freshness to your winter meal.
Beet and Root Vegetable Tian with Apple Cider Reduction
Ingredients
- 1 pound golden beets (3-4 medium), trimmed
- 1 pound red beets, trimmed
- 1 pound pink turnips
- 3 black radishes
- 2 medium golden potatoes
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium shallots, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 2/3 cup apple cider
- sea salt
Instructions
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This is such a gorgeous dish and the perfect way to use a wide variety of seasonal produce!
WOW! We often get black radishes in our CSA and I now have a really awesome dish to use them! Thank you! Pinning!
Aww…this is so stunning! Love all the colors. I don’t think I’ve had a black radish or a pink turnip before. Guess I need to be on the look-out for those gems!
What an absolutely beautiful dish for the holidays! I could eat the whole thing…sharing is overrated right?
love all of these root vegetables, especially the beets! they don’t get enough attention and are certainly worthwhile in nutrient-content, thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
ps baking the beets in foil for 30 minutes before slicing was a helpful hint. Worked perfectly. I skipped the apple cider reduction– will try that next time. I think mine was more of a roast than a tian….
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Hello, I’ve a small cafe near the bus stop and often people ask for cider in summer, because it’s hot and the sun is unbearable. Students cafeteria is nearby, so we often have interns and professors chatting over a cup of coffee about their exams.
Amazing recipe. Looks so yummy.