Spiced beetroot relish
- Published: 7 Jan 16
- Updated: 20 Nov 24
The perfect accompaniment to cheese, this beetroot relish is a great recipe to make and give to your host.
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Makes about 800g
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Hands-on time 25 min, simmering time 40 min
Ingredients
- 300ml red wine vinegar
- 300g caster sugar
- ½ tsp nigella seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- Seeds from 2 cardamom pods
- 2 long red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 bunches beetroot, peeled and grated on a box grater
- 30g finely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 large banana shallots, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Pared zest ½ orange
- 1 tsp sea salt
Method
- Put the vinegar and sugar into a medium pan and bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
- Toast the nigella, cumin and cardamom seeds in a dry pan for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add to the vinegar along with the rest of the ingredients and bubble briskly for 40 minutes, stirring often, until thick. Leave to cool and thicken, then pour into sterilised jars (see Make Ahead).
- Recipe from November 2015 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 17kcals
- Protein
- 0.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 4.1g (4.1g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.1g
- Salt
- 0.1g
delicious. tips
Will keep for up to 2 months in sealed sterilised jars. (To sterilise jars, wash well in warm soapy water, rinse, then dry in a low oven – about 120°C – upside- down on a clean baking tray.) Store chutney in a cool dark place.
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