Beetroot and salmon cheesecake

November 10, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Beetroot and salmon cheesecake

By Food & Home Entertaining Serves: 3
Cooking Time: 30 minutes + 2 hours, to set

Ingredients

  • Cheesecake base
  • 3 slices pumpernickel bread
  • 80g butter, melted
  • Cheesecake filling
  • 2 (4g) gelatine leaves
  • 100ml cold water
  • 200g cream cheese
  • 100g goat’s cheese
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 100g beetroot, cooked and puréed
  • 3 candied beetroots, cooked and thinly sliced into rounds
  • 100g smoked salmon trout
  • microherbs, to garnish
  • lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

1

For the base, blitz the bread to a fine crumb in a blender or food processor and fold in the melted butter.

2

For the filling, soak the gelatine in the cold water, 5 minutes.

3

Oil three 6cm-round ring moulds. Line the bases with a thin layer of the cheesecake base and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

4

Returning to the filling, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Blend in the goat’s cheese and orange zest.

5

Remove the gelatine leaves from the water and squeeze out excess water. Melt the softened gelatine in a bowl in the microwave, 20 seconds. Fold into the puréed beetroot and fold the beetroot purée into the cheese mixture.

6

Fill the moulds with the filling mixture. Top with overlapping candied beetroot rounds and refrigerate to set, 2 hours. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

7

Remove the cheesecakes from the moulds by loosening the sides with a palette knife. Top with smoked salmon trout ribbons and garnish with microherbs. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

 

 

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