Baby Gem lettuce with blue cheese and beets

How to make Baby Gem lettuce with blue cheese and beets recipe - the variaion. Instead of Baby Gem, use endive (chicory) or raddiccio it is bitter, but works well with blue cheese. Bébé laitue Gem avec fromage bleu et de la betterave recett

Special equipment • food processor.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

5 ½oz (150g) roquefort or Gorgonzola, crumbled (about 1½ cups)

1 tsp paprika

3 tbsp plain yogurt

1 tbsp chopped fresh mint

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 head Little Gem (baby romaine) lettuce

3 small beets, sliced

Method:

1 Pulse half of the cheese, the paprika, yogurt, and mint in a food processor to make a paste. Move to a bowl, add the remaining cheese and season with salt and pepper.

2 Separate the lettuce leaves to create 8 “boats,” then fill each with beet slices and the cheese mixture. Serve with bread and chorizo.

Baby Gem lettuce with blue cheese and beets