Orange-flavoured beet pâté with pine nuts

Ingredients

• 5 pcs Beets, medium sized, washed
• 2 pcs Oranges
• 4 tbsp Pine nuts, home toasted
• 1 pinch Salt
• 1 tsp Walnut oil

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C and cover the washed beets with aluminium foil.
2. Place the beets onto a baking tray then bake them until tender.
3. This takes approximately 20 minutes.
4. Take the beets out from the oven then peel them.
5. Cut them into cubes and place into a bowl.
6. Squeeze the oranges and add one orange's juice to the beets, stir, then set aside for cooling.
7. When the beets are completely cool, put them into the blender with 3/4 of the toasted pine nuts and the other orange's juice then blend until you get a smooth cream.
8. Pour the beet cream into a glass bowl then put it covered into the fridge to chill.
9. Before serving, sprinkle the remaining pine nuts onto the pâté and serve with crackers and grated Mozzarella cheese.