Polenta with Blond Beets, Pistachio Dill Pesto and Goat Cheese

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Yes, this is a vegetarian’s dream. Pistachio pesto is usually the most flavorful kind of pesto, and when you accent it with dill – it becomes quite memorable. You can easily say that this is what makes the dish. The beets are of course sweet, and the polenta is creamy, so every major flavor and texture is somehow represented here. The goat cheese is my addition, and it is absolutely necessary IMHO – otherwise the sourness would have been missing. As we know from the Romanians – polenta and sour cream is a match made in heaven, and the goat cheese is a fair substitute.

P.S. if it looks like this pesto needs more oil, I think so too – but for some reason pistachios soak up oil much more than the other nuts… go figure.

http://withfoodandlove.com/creamy-polenta-with-crispy-beets/

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