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BABY BEETS & BURRATA CHRISTMAS CROSTINI WITH WILD ROCKET PESTO

RECIPE: @CHELSEASHINEFOODCREATIVE
Directions
  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C. Place the baguette slices on a baking tray, brush with olive oil and bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown and crispy. 
  1. For the pesto, place LeaderBrand Wild Rocket, nuts, parmesan, garlic and lemon juice into a food processor. Blitz until finely chopped. With the motor running on a slow speed, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until the pesto is smooth and a spreadable consistency. Season with salt and pepper, transfer to a small bowl and set aside. 
  1. To assemble, place baguette slices on a serving plate or board. Top with a small handful of LeaderBrand Wild Rocket and a spoonful of baby beetroot. Tear the burrata into small pieces and place a piece on top of each crostini. Drizzle generously with the wild rocket pesto and serve immediately.  

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Ingredients
  • ½ bag LeaderBrand Wild Rocket 
  • 1 pack LeaderBrand Pure’n Easy Baby Beets, diced
  • 1 baguette, thinly sliced (about 10-12 slices) 
  • 1 ball burrata

Wild Rocket Pesto 

  • ½ bag LeaderBrand Wild Rocket 
  • ¼ cup pine nuts, pistachio, or cashew nuts 
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese 
  • 1 clove garlic 
  • Juice of half a lemon 
  • ⅓ – ½ cup olive oil 
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WILD ROCKET

Peppery, nutty and full of flavour. Try tossing this zingy leaf through your favourite salad, add to a pizza or mix through pasta to amp up the taste.

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Servings per package: 2.5

Serving Size:40 g

Avg Quantity per serve Avg Quantity per 100g
Energy  38 kJ 95 g
Protein 1.3 g 3.2 g
Fat, Total 0.2 g 0.5 g
– saturated <0.1 g <0.1 g
Carbohydrate 0.1 g 0.2 g
– sugars 0.1 g 0.2 g
Dietary Fibre 0.9 g 2.3 g
Sodium 5 mg 13 mg
Vitamin A 89 ug (12% RDI*) 222 ug

Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 14th Edition 2021

Quantities stated above are averages only.

*Recommended Daily Intake (NZ Adult)

Pure'n Ezy Beetroot

PURE’N EZY BEETROOT

Pure and simple with nothing added, our beetroot is 100% grown, packaged, and perfectly cooked here in New Zealand.

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Serving size: 125 g Avg Quantity per serving Avg Quantity per 100g
Energy  257 kJ 206 kJ
Protein 2.8 g 2.2 g
Fat, total 0.2 g 0.1 g
– saturated 0.03 g 0.02 g
Carbohydrate 12 g 9.6 g
– sugars 10.4 g 8.3 g
Dietary fibre 3.0 g 2.4 g
Sodium 72 mg 58 mg
Folate 76 µg (38% RDI*) 61 µg
Niacin (vitamin B3) 1.1 mg (11% RDI*) 0.8 mg
Vitamin B6 0.4 mg (25% RDI*) 0.3 mg

Source: The Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 14th Edition 2021

Quantities stated above are averages only

*Recommended Daily Intake (NZ Adult)

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