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Home » Appetizer

Halloween themed appetizer - Beet and Cucumber rolls

Last Updated on May 3, 2022

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Halloween theme party appetizers!

Halloween, I like to think of it as remembering the dead, decorating with pumpkins and Jack o lanterns, go trick or treating and also having some delicious Fall food. I must admit that I get pretty grossed out with bloody stuff, creepy crawly scary stuff that are displayed during this time. Any look alike spooky food does not say anything appetizing to me. Sorry, if u are going to hate me for that 🙂

Growing up, Halloween was not part of my life nor wearing costumes. Other than for fancy dress it was not allowed nor heard of in those days. Though we do have dedicated days for remembering the dead in a very pious way, doing prayers, rituals and of course feasting in their name.
But then in those days we had our own ways of entertainment even without the costume.

My cousin had this habit of playing pranks on me all the time. He is quite older than me but I would hang around with him all the time. He used to make many craft items with crab shells,coconut shell etc in his free time.One evening he was cleaning tapioca /yucca root. I was standing next to him and bothering him with  questions as to what he was going to make out of this. On hearing that he took a piece of the white and pink peel of yucca cleaned it and cut it neatly to look like dentures.He gave it to me and dared me saying if u can put it and go to school tomorrow I will give it to you.   (Readers are allowed to guess my age but not iq here :)))    He also said u should show it to ur class teacher too. I asked him how he will know if I really did it. He chuckled and said I will come to know all that  by tomorrow evening. I kept wondering if R.Batra and V.Bhakshi were spies appointed by him in my class.

Anyway I did a rehearsal with the dentures in front of the mirror, it looked quite funny so I thought of taking it to school the next day. It was show time from morning in school. Most kids giggled some one even asked me if it was a bandage. By then the tattle tellers R.B and V.B were already chanting the mantra - I will tell to teacher ..I will tell to teacher......bad girls I thought in my mind.

After the assembly Mrs J tr came to class, as usual she started the attendance and I decided to go near her and give her my attendance with a personal denture smile. Oh! u should have seen J tr's  face when I showed her my pearly white scary denture smile. As I was walking towards the table the class became silent, I could hear my heart was pounding in my ears but now there is no going back.  She stared at me for sometime thinking I had broken my teeth or something. She kept asking me if I was alright but I could not reply one word because my mouth was full with the tapioca peel. Only thing I could do is stick out my tongue. Thank goodness she laughed but she reported it to my mom.

Mom was fuming by evening and I knew I was in trouble. She scolded me saying I could have been expelled from school and finally asked who gave me the dentures I lifted my right arm and pointed straight at him he cringed on the prank back firing and mom became a tornado type 3 and rushed towards him thus I was spared. :))

Now, as I rolled the cucumber my daughter commented these look like 'dentures' I could not help but crack up thinking of those days. :))

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Ingredients: (to make filling)
Beetroot - 2 small
Red Onion - 1/2 chopped finely
Lime juice - 1 tbsp
Cilantro /Parsley - few strands chopped
Garlic & Parsley powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder-1/2 tsp (optional)
Salt and pepper  to taste
Cream cheese - 1 tbsp (crumbled feta cheese also works)

Method:
Cut beetroot into thin strips or grate or chop coarsely and cook until tender adding half glass water.Make sure all the water dries up and switch off flame and let it cool down.
Meanwhile add lime juice to chopped onion and let it marinate and become tender and pink.
Mix the onion with cilantro garlic&parsley powder ,cumin powder,cream cheese salt and pepper.

To make rolls: 
Cucumber- 1 (Persian with more seeds the better) I have used the regular ones.I got 12 slices with seeds seen in the middle. I patted  dry the remaining end pieces thoroughly with a paper napkin, chopped it finely and added to the filling.
Cream cheese -1 tbsp

Wash and cut off the ends of the cucumber.
Slice the cucumber in a mandolin/ veg peeler  (or if small cucumber is used then a potato peeler should work) into thin long strips. Pat the strips dry with a paper towel and put 3/4 th tsp of filling on each strip and little bit cream cheese on the end of it . Roll the cucumber and press gently so the cream cheese glues the end and lay the roll flat. If you plan to keep the roll upright then use a toothpick at the seam to secure it well.(I have not used here)
Note:
If u like roasted beet  feel free to use that instead cooking on stove top.
Do not roll too tightly as the filling will squeeze out.

Similar beet recipes:
Beet and Fig Salad
Beetroot Raita ( beet with yogurt)

Hope you like it
Meena

Here are more Halloween theme ideas from Food Network friends:
Feed Me Phoebe: 7 Frighteningly Healthy Halloween Recipes

Jeanette's Healthy Living: Creamy Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup
The Heritage Cook: Fried Cheese "Fingers" with Spicy "Bloody" Dipping Sauce (Gluten-Free)
The Lemon Bowl: Lebanese Stuffed Peppers with Cinnamon and Pine Nuts
Weelicious: Cookie Dough Bites
Devour: The Best Halloween Candy and Cocktail Pairings
Elephants and the Coconut Trees: Halloween-Themed Appetizer: Beet and Cucumber Rolls
Taste with the Eyes: Malted and Salted: Milk Chocolate Pots de Creme
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Olive Oil-Maple Granola Walnuts
Swing Eats: Scary Monster Fingers Cheesy Bread Sticks (gluten-free)
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Cabbage Slaw with Peanut Sauce Vinaigrette
Red or Green: Spicy Chard Chips
Virtually Homemade: Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treat {Gluten Free}
Dishing With Divya: Egg Puffs
FN Dish: Trick or Treat! Your Guide to Being the Most-Popular House on the Block
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  1. Swathi Iyer

    October 30, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Your beet and cucumber rolls looks nice and delicious Meena.

    Reply
  2. Linsy Patel

    October 30, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    Looks delicious and healthy.

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  3. Julie

    October 30, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    wow..wow..they looks so healthy & halloweeny must say..loved reading through the childhood musings 🙂

    Reply
  4. Shweet Spicess

    October 30, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Love this colorful rolls wow 😀

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  5. Divya Shivaraman

    October 30, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    how do you come up with lovely color combinations - beautiful photography meena and wonderful appetizer in no compromise to health 🙂

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  6. Shibi Thomas

    October 31, 2014 at 12:35 am

    Meena, I couldn't stop laughing at your childhood story. You were so brave to do something like that. I was a scaredy-cat at that age :)....still chuckling while typing...hehe..

    The cucumber beet rolls look awesome. Me too...not a fan of spooky and bloody illusive foods.

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  7. Veena Theagarajan

    October 31, 2014 at 12:55 am

    delicious and healthy snack .. Love the presentation ..

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  8. Navaneetham Krishnan

    October 31, 2014 at 3:45 am

    Amazingly so pretty and healthy treat for Halloween.

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  9. Anupa Joseph (Palaharam)

    October 31, 2014 at 5:35 am

    Very colourful and a different one than those regular spooky ones :)...ethe kandal eduthe thinnan thonnum...and u have captured the beauty of this appetizer very wonderfully

    Reply
  10. nandoos Kitchen

    October 31, 2014 at 9:29 am

    looks super delicious..

    Reply
  11. beena stephen

    October 31, 2014 at 9:51 am

    healthy one Meena

    Reply
  12. Ramya Venkateswaran

    October 31, 2014 at 7:50 am

    wow as divya said lovely combos you are posting.love the photography

    Reply
  13. Remya Elizabeth Anish

    October 31, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Super duper photography.............this is indeed healthy and tempting me.... 🙂

    Reply
  14. Shobha Kamath

    November 01, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Lovely! Gr8 photography too !

    Reply
  15. Shaami (Shajitha Habeeb)

    November 02, 2014 at 6:31 am

    lovely color combination....as always wonderful photography....

    Reply
  16. Jayanthi Sindhiya

    November 02, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    Superb photos,nice roll,very innovative

    Reply
  17. Savitha Ganesan

    November 06, 2014 at 9:28 pm

    Really loved the way, you have presented these rolls. super .

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  18. indugetscooking

    November 10, 2014 at 2:22 am

    Love the childhood story. Was funny!

    Pretty and colorful rolls....

    Reply
  19. marudhus kitchen

    October 31, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    looks fantastic and colourful

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