Roasted Beet and Fennel Salad with Goat's Milk Panna Cotta

Serves 6
Time 24 hrs 45 min

Secret Ingredient: Goat's Milk

Thanks to Aamalea Tshilds and Jason Hammel, chef-owners of Lula Café in Chicago, Illinois, you can take a traditionally sweet dessert and make it deliciously savory with the addition of fresh herbs and spices.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free

Ingredients

    Panna Cotta
    2gelatin sheets or 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin
    1 cuplight cream
    1 cupgoat milk
    1/2 cupgoat cheese
    6whole black peppercorns
    6sprigs fresh thyme
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt
    Salad
    12baby beets, scrubbed and stemmed (3 large beets)
    1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    fine sea salt
    1bulb fennel, cored and thinly sliced
    1head frisee, washed, dried, gently torn into bite-size pieces
    1/2head red leaf lettuce, washed, dried, gently torn into bite-size pieces
    2 tablespoonshazelnut oil
    Vinaigrette
    1shallot, finely chopped
    1/4 cupred wine vinegar
    1 tablespoonhoney
    1 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    1/2 cuptoasted hazelnuts, chopped

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Method

For the panna cotta, soak gelatin sheets in a bowl filled with cold water until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes. 


If using powdered gelatin, place gelatin in a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cold water. 


Let stand for 5 minutes. 


In a saucepan, warm cream, goat milk, goat cheese, black peppercorns, thyme and salt. 


Stir to melt the cheese. 


Simmer 5 minutes and strain, discarding peppercorns and thyme.


Remove softened gelatin sheets from the bowl and discard water. 


Stir gelatin sheets or dissolved gelatin into milk mixture to dissolve. 


Divide between 6 (2-ounce) ramekins, cover with plastic wrap and chill 4 to 24 hours until firm.


For the salad, preheat the oven to 375°F. 


Divide beets between two large sheets of foil. 


Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. 


Wrap tightly and place on a baking sheet. 


Bake until tender, 35 to 40 minutes. 


While the beets roast, place hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast alongside the beets until golden brown and fragrant, about 15 minutes. 


Set aside to cool slightly, rough chop and set aside. 


Allow beets to cool slightly, rub skins off using a paper towel and cut into quarters.


For the vinaigrette, place shallots, thyme, vinegar and honey in a large salad bowl. 


Allow to sit 10 to 15 minutes to macerate the shallots. 


Whisk in olive oil to create an emulsion. 


Stir in chopped hazelnuts.


To assemble, dip a butter or paring knife in a glass of hot water. 


Run the knife around the inside of the panna cotta mold, then release the panna cotta onto a chilled salad plate. 


Toss beets, fennel, frisee and red leaf lettuce in just enough vinaigrette to lightly coat. 


Arrange greens around panna cotta. 


Top with a drizzle of hazelnut oil and a sprinkle of black pepper.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

390

Total Fat

35g

Saturated Fat

9g

Cholesterol

30mg

Sodium

600mg

Total Carbohydrate

16g

Dietary Fiber

7g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

6g

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