Beets Recipes
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- Beets with Butter
Beets Salt Butter - Harvard Beets
2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup vinegar 4 cups beets, cooked and diced - Beets in Red Wine
2 cups diced cooked beets 1/2 cup beet juice or water 1/2 cup red wine 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon butter Salt and pepper - Boiled Beets
Beets Butter Salt Pepper Vinegar - Piquant Beets
cooked beets 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon sugar - Baked Beets
Beets Butter Salt Pepper - Stewed Beets
Beets Butter Flour Boiled onion, finely chopped Parsley, finely chopped Vinegar Salt Pepper - Beets in Tamalpais Sauce
6 medium sized beets 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup vinegar 3 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2 cup hot water - Stuffed Beets, Washington
Beets, medium-sized Pureed fresh cooked peas Butter - Pickled Beets
1 quart cold boiled beets, sliced 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp of caraway seed 1 pint vinegar 1 cup sugar Few cloves
About Beets
- The red pigment in beets comes from the heart healthy nutrients known as Betalains having powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects
- Beets are very low in calories, low in fat, and have no cholesterol
- Beets are the key ingredient in the Russian soup called Borscht
- Eating a lot of beets can cause beeturia which is urine with a red tint and is not harmful
- At the grocery store, select beets that are bright, solid to touch, and having a uniform shape
- The beet is a root vegetable in the same family as swiss chard
- Beets contain high levels of Betaine which promotes the production of feel good hormones such as dopamine and serotonin
- Beets are loaded with healthy nutrients including magnesium, potassium, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamins (C, B & A), beta-cyanine, beta-carotene, and folic acid
- Ancient Romans used beets as an aphrodisiac and the beet's high boron content supports this use
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