Beet Leaf Roll-ups

Submitted by MapleLeafLili Hill

"Beet Leaves never tasted soooooo goooood! My mom used to fix this recipe often, with the abundance of beet leaves she had on hand when she operated a market garden in Alberta Beach, Alberta, Canada. I find myself searching market gardens for beet-leaves now that I've left home... And once you try this recipe, you'll keep looking for beet leaves again too!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 casserole (2 quart )

ingredients

• young beet leaf, washed,patted dry

• Filling

• 473.18 ml cold water
• 4.92 ml salt
• 236.59 ml rice
• 1 onion, diced
• 118.29 ml butter
• 29.57 ml chopped dill (fresh is best, but dry dill-weed will work ok too, just use less as it's more potent)
• salt and pepper

• sauce

• 236.59 ml whipping cream or 236.59 ml sour cream
• 59.14 ml fresh dill or 9.85 ml dill weed
• 14.79 ml onion, finely chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Place your clean beet leaves in a 200 degree oven or hot sun to wilt them.
2. (if usiong the oven, don't forget them in there).
3. Cook your rice in the 2 cups of water with the 1tsp salt.
4. Fry the diced onion in the butter until soft, then add the dill.
5. Add the onion/butter/dill mixture to the cooked rice.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
7. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling onto a beet leaf, and roll up.
8. Making sure your filling won't fall out.
9. Place in layers into a casserole dish.
10. Mix together the sauce ingredients until well blended.
11. And pour over the beet leaf roll-ups.
12. Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
13. until the sauce is just bubbling at the edges.
14. Enjoy!

Reviews

[efaubert]

I just made the Beet Leaf Roll-ups and would like to know if they can be frozen or not for later use. They turned out perfect!!

 

[Susan H.]

Glad I found this recipe again. Sometimes the wrapping gets hard to do, so I started making them the lazy way. Chopped the leaves into big pieces, steamed them for a few minutes, then added them to the rice mixture. I placed whole beet leaves in top of the rice, pour chicken stock (the powder mixed with water) over (not quite covering rice) and bake until absorbed. 350°. Then I pour whipping cream mixed with dill over and bake again until absorbed. Rich, elegant and truly sinful. Looks a bit like a risotto mixture.

 

[razzintaz]

These were yummy. I harvested the beets minutes before filling the leaves. I didn't use all the rice. And the cream part wasn't enough to cover the rolls, after I pulled them out of the oven, I turned them over so the tops could get cream on them. Then I poured another half cup of cream over the rolls and waited for them to cool before serving. Next time we will omit the dill and add garlic and Parmesan cheese. Thank you, great use of beet greens.

 

[nosurrender1]

My Mother-in-Law used to make these and when she died I thought I would never have them again because I thought they would be too hard to make. What a shock when I stumbled across your recipe and gave it a go. They were so easy and taste so good.

 

[sheilaw1111]

My mother taught me how to make this and they are sooo good. Like my cousin says, these ain't vegetables, these are dessert. lol