Paleo-ish Beet Dip
I created this beautiful Paleo-ish beet dip just for you, my friends. Inspired by a recipe from a fellow Chicago blogger, Emily Paster of West of the Loop, it was originally created to be made in big batches for swapping and sharing at Food Swaps. I made a few tweaks – a smaller serving size for my own personal pleasure, a few more nutty additions, and a couple ingredient replacements to make it more paleo-friendly. And tada! This gem was born. Dip veggies in it, scoop it over salads or just eat it by the spoonful. It’s ALL good.
Servings Prep Time
4cups 5minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Servings Prep Time
4cups 5minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Roast beets per the following steps OR just buy them from the store – The Love Beets Brand is great and is available at Whole Foods and Mariano’s.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  3. Chop leaves off of beets (and save for later – they are VERY GOOD for you), but leave the bottoms and the stems as this will preserve some of the juicy juice.
  4. Wash beets thoroughly and DON’T DRY – you’ll want some moisture on them for roasting.
  5. Wrap beets in aluminum foil (I wrapped them individually this time, but I’ve also done them all at once).
  6. Put them on a baking sheet in their aluminum foil for 60 minutes-ish. Check on them about 30 minutes in to turn them over. You may want to splash a bit more water on them if they’re looking dry.
  7. They are done when a fork goes through the middle of them easily and smoothly. If it doesn’t, roast another 10 minutes and check again.
  8. Once complete, let them cool off. Then, cut off their ends. Take a paper towel to them, and gently rub over the skin. It should come off easily. But no matter what, it will be messy. Wear an apron or bathe in beautiful purpley colors. Whatever floats your boat.
  9. Plop your beets into your food processor along with the rest of the ingredients.
  10. Pulverize in your food processor until smooth. Taste test! Taste test! Taste test! Everybody has different likes and dislikes and I tried my darndest to give you the exact measurements I used, but so much of my process is a little bit more of this and that until it tastes perfect TO ME. I loved the nutty flavor so I added a bit more almond butter and rounded it off with walnuts to really bring it home. But you may prefer it more tart, in which case you might want to up the yogurt and the lemon juice.