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: [...]
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, it looks pretty and tastes [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Beet Soup
This soup has a spectacular color. I like to serve it for Christmas dinner. It’s also delicious cold. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. beets, washed, peeled and grated 1 qt water 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 tbs. sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice 100 milliliters soy cream cinnamon nutmeg Directions: Wash, peel and coarsely [...]
Pasta with Shredded Beets
Here is a recipe that tastes as great as it looks. Rather surprising when you read the ingredients, but it is delicious, and what a color! The more soy cream you add, the more the magenta becomes fuchsia awesome. I would suggest that you use a kitchen machine to grate or shred the beets. It [...]
Apple Avocado & Beet Salad
Ingredients: 2 large beets, cooked, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 cup cider vinaigrette mixed salad greens, rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces 1 small onion, cut into thin rings 1 apple, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 avocado, cut in thin wedges 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped cider vinaigrette 3/4 cup apple cider 2/3 cup cider [...]
