Jello Recipes
French Beetroot and Mint Terrine Recipe
Terrines are stunning looking recipes and French terrine recipes are especially well loved. This following vegetable terrine recipe combines the flavors of beetroot and mint to create a delicious summer dish. The lemon and mint yogurt sauce drizzled over the top finishes the terrine off perfectly and, served with a crisp green salad, this makes a wonderful lunch or summer evening dinner.
If you are looking for a deliciously different jello salad recipe, why not try this one out? Beetroot and mint go together very well and this is a wonderful looking jello terrine recipe, which is sure to impress any guests. If you have never made a savory jello recipe before, or even tried one, French terrine recipes are always tasty and this is a good recipe to make. There are different vegetable terrine recipes you can try if you enjoy this, and you can use any combination of vegetables and flavors.
If you like sweet jello, you will probably enjoy a savory one as well. Serve this French beetroot and mint terrine chilled, as an appetizer, and watch your guests' faces light up as they taste all the different flavors in it.
Vegetable Terrine with Minted Beetroot
Ingredients -
4 beetroots, cooked and peeled
1 red onion, chopped
A handful of chopped mint leaves
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
1 cup natural yogurt
5 gelatin leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon honey
1 ½ fl oz each white wine vinegar, white balsamic vinegar and water
Preparation:
Line a terrine dish with baking paper. Cut the beetroot into thin rounds and layer some at the bottom of the terrine. Follow with a layer of onion then chopped mint. Repeat and finish with beetroot.
Combine the vinegars, honey, water, salt and pepper and heat together until the honey dissolves.
Soften the gelatin leaves in a covered bowl of cold water. When soft, squeeze the water from the gelatin and add it to the vinegar sauce.
Stir until dissolved and adjust the seasoning. pour the gelatin mixture over the terrine until it is covered.
Press down and refrigerate for at least 6 hours until set.
Mix together the yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest and some more chopped mint and serve the terrine drizzled with this sauce.
Serve garnished with mint leaves and fresh pepper and arrange some green salad on the side.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
This is an unusual looking dish and it makes a great appetizer or light lunch. The red juice from the beetroot colors the gelatin. The honey adds sweetness and the vinegar adds a touch of sharpness. This is a really tasty looking vegetable terrine recipe and all the flavors play off one another for an amazingly good blend. If you are looking for something a little bit different to make, this French beetroot and mint terrine is simple to prepare and tastes really good. The green salad on the side gives a great color contrast too, as well as a fresh flavor.
What is a Terrine?
The word terrine refers to different things. A terrine is the name given to a rectangular dish with straight sides, just like the word, casserole is given to a casserole dish, and the meal cooked inside it. The word also refers to the dishes prepared inside the terrine pan, such as meat terrine, which is a country style pate with chunks of meat. There are also vegetable, fish and sweet terrine recipes.
Tips for Perfect French Terrine Recipes
You can either cook a terrine or chill it. If you are making a French beetroot or mint terrine or something similar, you will need to combine the ingredients and refrigerate it. For a meat terrine, you should arrange different layers in a terrine dish, so you get a nice striped effect when you cut it.
Hamburger, liver, and tenderloin are good ingredients and you can add herbs and vegetables. Put the terrine dish in a baking dish and fill the baking dish halfway up with water. Then cook it in the oven until it is done and chill it overnight. If you have used fatty ingredients, you might have a layer of white fat around the terrine, but you can cut it off or eat it.
Types of French Terrine Recipes
A terrine is a highly flavored and chunky type of pate, which is usually served in scoops or slices. There are all kinds of French terrine recipes, including meat terrine, fish terrine and vegetable ones like French beetroot and mint terrine. You can serve a terrine as an appetizer, a side dish or as part of a salad. French terrine recipes all have a similar consistency but the ingredients vary a lot.
