Review: Apricot, Beet and Cumin Soup
Dear Vegalicious Readers, this is a delicious soup we recently found at the “Daily Green” blog.
It has the earthy flavors of beets, with the mild sweetness of apricots and orange juice. Perked up with the flavors of onions, garlic and cumin. Altogether, this flavor packed soup that is really tasty. It can also be halved [...]
Red Cabbage and Beet Salad With Pears and Walnuts
This salad tastes lovely and is even better the second day.
Ingredients:
1/4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced
1 Tbs. salt
2 Tbs. vinegar
1 large beet, peeled and grated
1 pear, peeled and sliced
walnuts, chopped
2 Tbs. rice wine vinegar
3 Tbs. walnut oil
1 Tbs. agave or maple syrup
1 inch nob ginger, peeled and grated
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
To “wilt” the red [...]
Beet Salad with Pear Chutney and Pomegranate
The pear chutney is what makes this tasty salad special. It tastes and lovely as it is to look at .
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
3 med. beets, cooked sliced with a spiralizer or 1 can shoestring beets
2 pears
1 small onion
1 tablespoon oil
splash vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
small pinch salt
pomegranate seeds as garnish
Directions:
Peel the beets and cook whole, [...]
Beet Risotto with Horseradish and Dill Soy Yogurt
We enjoyed this mild but flavorful recipe for beet risotto last night. Both beets and risotto rice are very mild in flavor, so they are able to support the strong flavor of horseradish without it overpowering the flavors. The creamy dill soy yogurt brought both a creamy flavor and smooth texture to the meal.
Serving Size: [...]
Chocolate Beet Cake with Raspberry Frosting
This is such a surprising cake. It is so moist and tasty, one would never know it had beets inside. It’s almost as dense as a brownie.
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Serving Size: 8
Ingredients:
2 cups beet puree
1 cup vegan margarine
1&1/2 ounce pure dark chocolate
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
1&1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 egg replacements
2 cups Ap flour
2 [...]
Carpaccio of Chioggia Beets with Walnut Orange Dressing
This year we are growing Chioggia beets in the garden. There are various sorts, golden ones as well as pink and white ringed ones. They have a milder flavor than the traditional red beets and the colors add a new dimension to many salads. Sliced very thin, they are lightly crunchy, with the dressing adding [...]
Vegetable Sushi
These sushi rolls were delicious, and surprisingly very filling. They’re a bit tricky to make the first time, but once you get used to it, they’re not hard to make, and well worth the effort. They were delicious.
Yield: 30- 40
Ingredients:
for the rice:
2 cups sushi rice
2 cups water
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons [...]
Beet Salad with Orange Walnut Raspbery Vinagrette
This is a very tasty salad that we will be having more often.
Ingredients:
1 & 1/4 Lb. beets, peeled and cut in bite sized pieces
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
for the dressing:
3 Tbs. walnut oil
3 Tbs. raspberry or strawberry vinegar
1 orange, juiced
salt and pepper to taste
Italian herbs
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
maple syrups or [...]
Pumpkin Tagliatelle with Beet Alfredo Sauce
Wow, this was delicious. I was especially pleased with the sauce, which really tastes great.
I can’t wait until we get a spiralo and can have “proper” shaped vegetable pasta. But, in the meantime, we were very happy with the tagliatelle made by the vegetable peeler.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 med. butternut squash or Uchi Kuri pumpkin, peeled
for [...]
Beet and Pomegranate Soup
This thick and mildly sweet soup tastes lovely on a cold winter’s day. The color is beautiful and the hint of fennel is a tasty addition to the beets.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon light olive oil
1 med. red onion, chopped
2 med. carrots, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon cardamom, ground
2 pints vegetable bouillon
12 ounces cooked [...]
Quinoa Beet Salad
This beautiful salad is packed with flavor, and even better on the second day. The mint really adds a lot.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
for the salad:
4 beets
1 cup quinoa
1 vegetable bouillon cube
2 cups water
2 red onions
olive oil
handful fresh mint leaves
for the dressing:
1/4 cup miso
2 tablespoons mirin (or other sweetener)
1/8 cup water
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon tamari (Japanese [...]
Spicy Beet and Grape Salad
Pretty and tasty, a nice salad with lots of flavor.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
3-4 beets, cooked or roasted and cooled
2 tablespoons Olive oil
1/4 cup berry liquor (alternately berry syrup)
juice from 1 lemon
1 shallot or red onion, in fine slices
1 teaspoon grainy mustard
pinch cayenne
salt and pepper to taste
8 walnuts, chopped
a few curls of (soy) cheese as garnish
mixed salad [...]
Shredded Carrot and Beet Salad
Super rich in vitamins and full of crunchy flavor. This colorful salad adds a lot to any table.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
3 large carrots, peeled and shredded or grated
1/4 cup raisins
3 medium beets, peeled, and shredded or grated
Sweet & Sour Dressing:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar or other flavored vinegar (I used strawberry)
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 [...]
Beetloaf
Yum, this is really tasty, and not difficult to make either. It has a great color as well as its flavor.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 beets raw peeled and grated
1 onion, minced
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon [...]
Beet risotto salad with pineapple and peas
This is very colorful salad and also tasty. It’s one that you can make ahead of time and take to a pot luck dinner or make early in the morning and enjoy in the evening.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 med. beet, cooked and pureed
1 cup risotto rice
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 small can pineapple pieces, drained
salad dressing
2 Tbs. [...]
Review: Beetroot Bread
We enjoyed this tasty pink bread made from beets offered on the fiordizucca web blog. The inside, surprisingly was not as pink as the outside, but it had a lovely flavor. The flavor was somewhat sweet, and herby from the coriander that was also one of the ingredients. The recipe is easy to follow and [...]
Orange, beet and fennel salad
This salad really tastes nice. The orange mixes well with both the beets and the fennel. You can use any color beets you have, the traditional, or yellow or candy cane.
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
2 med. large beets, cleaned, peeled cooked
2 med. oranges, peeled and segmented
1 med. fennel bulb
for the dressing:
2 Tbs. [...]
Review: Beet and Leek salad
The Mariquita (Spanish for lady bug) Farm is small family farm in California they grow food for the local community. Often, you can find nice recipes there, such as this one for Beets and Leeks. The recipes are well written most are vegetarian, many are veganizable. We enjoyed this salad, [...]
Salad of beets, pears and walnuts with pineapple ginger dressing
Beets and pears make a very complimentary combination. They are colorful over mixed greens and the light pineapple ginger dressing tastes very nice.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
50 grams walnuts, chopped
200 grams mixed salad greens
225 grams beets (2-3 medium size), cooked and cut into matchsticks or shoestrings
2 pears, peeled, core removed and sliced [...]
Beets & sweets
A great finger food for a party. This makes a colorful appetizer or amuse bouche.
Ingredients:
2-3 beets, cooked and sliced in 1/4 inch slices
1-2 sweet potatoes, cooked and sliced in 1/4 inch slices
50 grams fried onions
2 tbs. plain tofu, crumbled
2 tbs. plain soy yogurt
1 tsp. horseradish
pinch salt
1 [...]
Spicy beet soup
This bright and healthy soup is delicious served hot or cold. It’s smooth and creamy, yet, hot and peppy.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
2 lbs. whole beets
1 & 1/2 cups vegetable bouillon
1 cup full-bodied red wine
2 cups water
2 tbs. soy margarine
1 white onion, coarsely chopped
1 tbs. dark brown sugar
2 tbs. red wine vinegar
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup soy [...]
Review: Saffron Quinoa and Roasted Beet Salad
Wow, what a tasty salad this was, and a great way to use some of my nice beets from the garden. The instructions are very detailed. How to roast the beets.
It has a very tasty marinade and the saffron quinoa really looked so lovely and tastes super. Do check this recipe out. It [...]
Beet, pineapple and tofu risotto
This sweet/sour risotto looks incredible and tastes as great. The mixture of beets with the pineapple is lovely.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup risotto rice
3-4 med. beets, peeled and cooked
1 med. can pineapple pieces
150 grams tofu
1 tbs. cooking oil
1 lemon, juiced
1 tbs. brown sugar
pinch cinnamon
cayenne pepper
salt to taste
[...]
Red cabbage, beet and currant salad
A festival of colors and flavor.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 lb. red cabbage, thinly sliced
1 can spiced beets drained, sliced as matchsticks
1 cup walnut pieces
1/4 cup redcurrant berries
1/2 cup water
1 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tbs. brown sugar
1/2 cup red currant jelly
1/2 cup soy cream
salt [...]
