Bring on the Beetroot
Beetroot is a delicious vegetable equally at home in comforting soups as it is in light salads or pickles. It's also a good source of iron, antioxidants and magnesium. It's low in fat and calories and high in fibre making it a great choice for people watching their weight. It's not surprising then that the humble beetroot is undergoing something of a revival as a superfood. If you've only every tried it pickled in vinegar from a jar, then you're missing out on a rich, earthy and satisfying vegetable.
You'll find a few recipes and relevant links to information on good old beetroot below.
You'll find a few recipes and relevant links to information on good old beetroot below.
Vegetarian Borshct
1 Large onion fineley chopped
4 Garlic cloves crushed
4 sticks celery finely chopped
12 oz cabbage finely chopped
two medium fresh beetroot chopped
two large carrots finely chopped
8oz mushrooms finely chopped
1 tin of kidney beans drained and rinsed
1 tin chopped tomatoes
600ml of vegetable stock
2 tbsps tomato puree.
juice of 1/2 a lemon
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Fry the onion, bay leaves and garlic in oil over a medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat and add the cabbage, celery, beetroot, carrot and mushrooms at 5 miutes intervals. Continue to fry gently for another 10-15 minutes.
Then add the tomatoes, stock, beans and tomatoes puree and simmer for another 15 minutes or so. Add the lemon juice just prior to serving.
4 Garlic cloves crushed
4 sticks celery finely chopped
12 oz cabbage finely chopped
two medium fresh beetroot chopped
two large carrots finely chopped
8oz mushrooms finely chopped
1 tin of kidney beans drained and rinsed
1 tin chopped tomatoes
600ml of vegetable stock
2 tbsps tomato puree.
juice of 1/2 a lemon
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Fry the onion, bay leaves and garlic in oil over a medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat and add the cabbage, celery, beetroot, carrot and mushrooms at 5 miutes intervals. Continue to fry gently for another 10-15 minutes.
Then add the tomatoes, stock, beans and tomatoes puree and simmer for another 15 minutes or so. Add the lemon juice just prior to serving.
Beetroot Health Drink
2 chopped raw beetroot
4 chopped carrots
2 apples cored and chopped.
1. Add all of the above to a juicer or blender. Whizz pour and serve over ice.
4 chopped carrots
2 apples cored and chopped.
1. Add all of the above to a juicer or blender. Whizz pour and serve over ice.
Big Girl Blue's Fresh Beet Smoothie
Beetroot Products
It doesn't just come pickled in jars of vinegar, check out these beetroot related products.
Beetroot Recipe Clips
Mac's Red Beet Eggs
Beetroot Salad
450g raw beetroot peeled and grated
2oz pine nuts lightly toasted
1tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice and zest 1 unwaxed orange
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
Mix together the beetroot,oil, orange zest and juice and parsley. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and leave to stand for half an hour. Just before serving scatter the pine nuts over the salad.
2oz pine nuts lightly toasted
1tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice and zest 1 unwaxed orange
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
Mix together the beetroot,oil, orange zest and juice and parsley. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and leave to stand for half an hour. Just before serving scatter the pine nuts over the salad.
Pizmo Beach's Beetroot Tart Recipe
Grow Your Own Beetroot
Beetroot is easy to grow and both the beets and leaves are delicious in salads.
More Vegetarian Beetroot Recipes
- Marinated beetroot
- Recipe uses 650g/1lb 7oz raw beetroot, 500ml/17fl oz white or red wine vinegar, 2 litre/3½ pints water, pinch of salt, 2 garlic cloves, sliced, 1...
- Pan-fried halloumi cheese with beetroot
- Recipe uses 4 raw whole beetroot, 200ml/7fl oz extra virgin olive oil, 1 lime, juice only, 75ml/3fl oz cabernet sauvignon vinegar, salt and freshly...
- Beetroot dauphinoise 'blinis'
- Recipe uses 50ml/2fl oz double cream, 1 tsp wholegrain mustard, 100g/3½oz beetroot, cooked and finely sliced, 50g/1¾oz breadcrumbs, salt and...
- Beetroot matchsticks with garlic, herbs and balsamic vinegar
- Recipe uses 1 tbsp butter, 2 beetroot, peeled and chopped into thin matchsticks, 1 garlic clove, chopped, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly...
- Beetroot and ginger chutney
- You will need 6 x 250ml/9oz sealable jars, with vinegar-proof lids, such as Kilner jars or re-usable pickle jars
B is for Beets
Beetroot Blogs
- Seasons' simplicity
- The salad, mixed leaves like radicchio, arugula and mizuna, roasted beetroot and chevre-smeared walnut bread ($19) is so late autumn that you need a houndstooth jacket and sensible shoes to fully appreciate it. Along with this, there's plenty of bread ...
- Coming down the vegetarian pub?
- I'd presumed the new menus would be a little bit smart and modern, with beetroot and burrata, maybe some Asian-spiced aubergines, nice salads and stuff. So I was a bit surprised to find that the Smithfield is doing jacket potatoes with cheese and curry ...
- Delicious vegetarian appetisers
- 1) Cut the beetroot into fine slices using a mandolin. 2) In a little bowl, mix the olive oil with the paprika, pepper and salt. 3) WIth a little brush, daub the slices of beetroot with the spicy oil. Put them on a microwavable dish in a single layer.
- Our World: Veg out this summer
- By Diana Pilkington WITH summer on the way, and in National Vegetarian Week, there's never been a better time to go veggie, says Diana Pilkington. NEVER eating another bacon sandwich would be a daunting prospect for some, but plenty of Brits are ...
Misc Beetroot Links
- Love Beetroot
- Recipes, nutritional information, history and more.
- Garden Action
- Learn how to grow your own beetroot.
- Eat The Seasons
- All about beetroot.
- Dye
- Make beetroot fabric dye.
- Food Down Under
- Beetroot Recipes
Vegetarian Cookbooks
Beetroot Tweets
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