Health Benefits: Beets are purple. Naturally occurring purple = good for you. They contain fibre, folate, manganese, potassium, iron and vitamin C. Health benefits include improved circulation, lower blood pressure and improved exercise performance. Beets do contain Fructans (short-chain carbohydrates) or FODMAPs.
Quick cooking tips:
- Grate them into a salad or sandwich for a quick addition
- Cut them up with your next roast
- Juice them
Recipes:
- French “Peasant” Beets: https://food52.com/recipes/3302-french-peasant-beets
- Red velvet chocolate beet smoothie: https://greensmoothiegourmet.com/red-velvet-beet-chocolate-smoothie/
- Beet almond dip: http://cookingwithamy.blogspot.com/2014/04/beet-almond-dip-recipe.html
- Quinoa salad with roasted beets, chick peas and orange: https://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2011/01/quinoa-salad-with-roasted-beets-chick.html
- Creamy beetroot risotto: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/creamy-beetroot-risotto
Pickling beets:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pickled-beets/
Sources:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/beetroot#nutrition
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