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Beetroot Soup
Ingredients:
250g potatoes. 3 beetroot. 1 onion. 2 cloves garlic. 600ml / 1 pint vegetable stock. sprig of fresh rosemary. 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar. 60ml / 2 fl oz natural yogurt. freshly ground black pepper.
Preparation:
Peel and chop the potatoes, beetroot (use disposable gloves to prevent staining hands or use lemon juice to remove stains), onion and garlic.
Put in a large saucepan with the stock, rosemary and balsamic vinegar and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
Remove the rosemary sprig. Pour into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add the yogurt and season with black pepper. Reheat gently and serve.
Beetroot Juice
Ingredients:
1 Medium Beetroot. 1 Handful Basil leaves. 2 Pears. 1 Lime. 1/2 a Red Bell pepper.
Preparation:
This is a great vitality juice. Top and tail the beetroot and then scrub the beetroot if organic / home grown, otherwise peel the beetroot and cut into pieces small enough to fit in your juicer. Wash the pears, peel the lime and wash and deseed the pepper.
Fold the Basil leaves up tightly and feed them into the juicer between pieces of Beetroot. Juice all the other ingredients, stir and drink immediately.
Beetroot juice is very rich and this recipe addresses that fact with the Lime juice which helps to cut through the richness. The Basil complements the Beetroot very well.
Beetroot is an excellent source of iron and also contains the caretonoid Betaine. Betaine has numerous benefits including antioxidant properties and helps with red blood cell production and lymph activity. Red Peppers also contain an abundance of anti-oxidants so this juicer recipe has cancer preventative properties.
Pear are a good source of soluble fibre and will help 'sweep out' the intestines.
Beetroot Salad
Ingredients:
Beetroot - 1 lb (1/2 kg), peeled and shredded. Peanuts - 1/2 cup, roughly crushed. Cilantro (Coriander) - 5 sprigs, chopped. Green Chilies - to taste, finely chopped. Onion - 1/2 cup, finely chopped. Lemon/Lime Juice - to taste. Salt - to taste. Roasted Cumin Powder - 1 tsp.
Preparation:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and chill for 1 hour.
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