Sautéed Fiddleheads and Beets are glorious.
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I adore fiddleheads, they are in the fern family; little baby ferns. But they can be expensive and hard to find. Feel free to substitute another vegetable or double the beets!
Sauteed Fiddleheads and Beets
Description
Simple, quick, easy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8–10 beets (save tops to use for salads or in place of Swiss chard, or sauté!)
- 8–10 fiddleheads, washed and husks or brown spots removed
- 2 tbsp butter or ghee
- 1/3 cup water
Instructions
- Place beets and half the water in a pan over medium heat, bring to a simmer, cover and let steam 7 or 8 minutes.
- Drop 1 tbsp. butter into pan and cover again for just 1 minute.
- Stir in fiddleheads and the remaining water, cover and let steam 5 or 6 min.
- Drop the remaining butter in and cover again for 2 or 3 min.
- Stir to coat veggies with butter and serve.
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Vegetables
Sautéed fiddleheads and beets are great with grilled lamb and mint cream sauce and bacon wrapped asparagus.
Wow this looks amazing! I’ve never seen fiddleheads before!
Thanks! They can be hard to find, but so delicious, and simple!