Beet and Fennel Gratin with Mint-Coconut Cream Sauce
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Ingredients
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1 teaspoon coconut oil
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¼ cup sliced shallot
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1 can coconut milk
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½ cup soaked cashews
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1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
Tools
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measuring spoons
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spatula
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liquid measuring cup
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blender
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cast iron skillet
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June Oven
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mandoline
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4 medium bowls
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Preheat the June Oven
With the shelf in the middle position, preheat the June Oven to 375°F on the Bake cook mode using the button below.
June Oven
Grease the skillet
Grease the bottom and sides of a 10"-12” cast iron or ovenproof skillet with oil.
1 teaspoon coconut oil
measuring spoons
cast iron skillet
Make the coconut-mint cream sauce
In a blender or food processor, blend the shallots, coconut milk, soaked cashews, vinegar, salt and pepper until silky smooth. Transfer the sauce to a medium bowl and fold in the chopped mint. Set aside.
blender
medium bowl
¼ cup sliced shallot
1 can coconut milk
½ cup soaked cashews
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup chopped mint leaves
spatula
Slice the vegetables
Using a mandoline, slice the golden beets into ultrathin round slices (the thickness of a dime) into a bowl. Into another bowl, slice the fennel bulb the same way and add a small handful of fennel fronds. Reserve a few fronds for garnish. Into a third bowl, slice the red beet the same way.
1 pound baby beets
1 fennel bulb
¼ pound baby beets
mandoline
3 medium bowls
Season the vegetables
To each bowl, add 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Massage the oil into the slices until all are coated with oil and seasoning.
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Fill the skillet
Pour ¼ cup of the coconut milk mixture into the bottom of the prepared skillet and swirl to coat. Fill the skillet with the beet slices in a tight, overlapping spiral pattern with a small handful of fennel strips tucked between each slice. Drizzle the remaining coconut milk mixture over the vegetables and sprinkle with the remaining salt and pepper.
liquid measuring cup
Bake the gratin
Transfer the gratin to the middle shelf of the June Oven. Bake the gratin 55 minutes, until the beets are softened but not mushy. Taste a beet slice; if it’s too firm, follow on-screen instructions to cook 10 minutes longer. June will notify you when the gratin is ready.
Rest and serve
Remove the gratin from the June Oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Garnish with fennel fronds, reserved chopped mint and a sprinkle of salt and serve warm.
fennel fronds
chopped mint leaves
flaky sea salt