I’ve been thinking about using coconut oil in pastry for a while; Ben recently had to make pasties at school as part of his cooking lessons and the recipe required lard…I just could not bring myself to buy lard, I’m sorry! So, I countered that lard is a white fat, as is coconut oil, so I sent him with coconut oil instead. He reported back that it worked really well for making pastry, however, he then dropped it all on the floor so we couldn’t taste the final outcome! Oops!
I have seen so many of you make gorgeous galettes and have been coveting this recipe from Emma at Coconut and Berries for a while, ever since she posted it last year. I have been waiting for a chance to make it when I would have people to share it with; my boys wouldn’t be interested and I’d risk wanting to eat the whole thing! So this week was my monthly ladies lunch, a perfect occasion 🙂
I served it with tahini sauce, my version of ‘toum’, spiced carrot homous and my shawarma vegetables and quinoa. Big yum!
When you visit Emma’s blog for the recipe, you will see that the pastry is made with buckwheat flour (gluten free), coconut oil and water, and fresh rosemary but I left out the rosemary for now.
The cream underneath the beetroot is made off ground almonds, lemon juice and water – hows clever is that?? And it’s so good!!
The pastry comes together really well. And it cooked well and it tastes GREAT! My guests loved it! And the leftovers were just as good the next day with the rest of the leftovers..my yoghurt dressing, spiced carrot homous and beetroot and tahini dip..
You really have to try it! It’s a great recipe, do click over and have a read 🙂
So, this week I am bringing this masterpiece (if I say so myself!) so Fiesta Friday to share with all of my blog pals, I can’t wait to see you all! The party this week is hosted by the lovely founder Angie, along with the wonderful, marvellous Prudy and the equally fabulous, gorgeous Jess – what a team!!! now that’s a party you want to get to!
Get over there and see what everyone’s cooking up this weekend, and consider checking out the guidelines and joining in. Happy Easter from (probably) the only home in the UK WITHOUT any chocolate eggs in it!! xx
You may recall my post last week playing with coconut oil and peanut butter? Well, I used the coconut oil from My Protein again in this galette 🙂 (and they have an entire page of offers that are worth checking out!)
Wow! Great minds thin alike. I was just going to make a beetroot tart tatin. This looks fabulous! Great with a little bit of goat cheese.
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Definitely! I’ll try that next time 🙂 Happy Easter xx
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It hit the floor? Oh no! This tart is just beautiful. I love the beautiful colors and I am sure it tastes amazing.
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I know, it was such a shame!! The teacher was so impressed that he was using coconut oil as well!!
Thank you 🙂
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Oh goodness, this looks to die for!!!
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It was!
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AMAZING
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😀😀😀😀
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That looks awesome! I love beets, they have such a pretty color 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I love making savoury galettes. It is something I do quite often for my cancer nutrition classes. I do olive oil ones, sometimes gluten-free and sometimes spelt flour. they always go down well, filled with lovely seasonal goodies and topped with spice mixes like beloved za’atar. It is so great to make something that is so impressive but we know is dead-easy! Lovely. And poor, Ben. wee lamb.
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I know, he was so disappointed! But very proud of telling his teacher all about his Mum and my blog and cooking 🙂
I’ve seen your galettes and always been jealous!!! But then, all your food is AMAZING! x
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Wow!! Just gorgeous!
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Thank you 🙂
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Another addition to the gallery of Boddy Brilliants !!!
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Thank you x x x
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Absolutely amazing Elaine 🙂 I love the color contrast xx
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Thank you 🙂 xx
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I’m so happy to know that we can use coconut oil in pastry! I bet it is delicious! Your photos are gorgeous, Elaine – so colourful and tempting! 😀
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Thank you my lovely 🙂 this is such a cool recipe! The pastry is a real winner, it’s so good I could even pick up a slice and eat it with my hands and the pastry holds 🙂
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It looks yummy. I have coconut oil but haven’t tried it in pastry yet so that’s something I really want to do now.
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Yay! See what you think x
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Wow the colour on this is amazing, it looks delicious too!
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Thank you 🙂
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The colours looks so vibrant!! You really are the most amazing cook!!😊😊xx😘😘
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Thank you sweetie 😘😘😘😘😘
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Beautiful or should that be Beetiful. Sorry couldn’t resist!
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Ha ha! Very good 😉
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Excellent share Elaine.
Sharing it on my FB blog wall.
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Thank you so much xx
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Wow never thought of beetroot galette. …..This looks fabulous….:) 🙂
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Thank you xx
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Just look at that pastry- perfect! Thank you for bringing this to the Fiesta 🙂
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Thank you sweetie xx
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Mamma mia Elaine! Frankly this is probably one of the most beautiful galettes I’ve ever seen, and I love this idea of using the vegetables instead of fruits! I can’t eat anymore- here in France Easter is not a diet time for sure, but once I get back home I will try this pastry- I love how you replaced lard! Happy Easter to you and your family my dear xx
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Thank you sweetie 🙂 I hope you are having a great Easter xxx
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That’s a beautiful savoury galette.
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Thank you 🙂
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Great tip on using coconut oil in pastry – it’s amazing how versatile it is!
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It’s amazing! Brilliant stuff!!
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Ahhh I’m so glad I found you and this recipe! I always need ways to use up the beets in my garden, thank you! Your dish looks vibrant and beautiful!
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Excellent! I hope you like it 🙂
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Wow, your’s turn out really nice! Thanks for the link to coconut and berries, wonderful blog!
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My pleasure – it is a lovely blog 🙂
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