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The Girlfarmer
Nov 15, 2022
In Recipes for the Season
So what about the nutrition? Beetroot nutrition facts: One cup of beets has the following nutrition profile: Calories: 58 Total Fat: 0.2g Sodium: 106mg Total Carbohydrate: 13g Dietary Fiber: 3.8g Sugar: 9.2g Protein: 2.2g Calcium: 21.76mg Iron: 1.09mg Potassium: 442mg Beets are also high in folate, dietary fiber and antioxidants. They are high in betaine which is prescribed to lower toxic levels of homocysteine (Hcy), which contributes to the development of heart disease, stoke and peripheral vascular disease. The beet greens are high in vitamin A sorough chop them and add to morning eggs, stirfry, or just reduce down with a nice broth and add to ramen. Just look at that calcium and iron! But for many people beets seem both daunting, they are a strange hairy root or disgusting having only had them as a kid forced to eat from an over processed can! Let me assure you slow roasted with only a few key ingredients and you may find a whole new vegetable love! Beets or Beta vulgaris Why Roast Beets? Beets don’t have to be roasted, and can be delish sliced and eaten raw. Roasting transforms beets from this strange alien looking root to something earthy, silky, sweet, and tender. Roast Beets in the Oven guide for roasting tender flavorful beets cook time 50 min to an hr but watch so they do not burn! Ingredients Beets (bunches or trimmed), sea salt, olive oil, basalmic, thyme or rosemary or both and I like to add chunked carrots, and small baby potatoes cut in half Instructions Heat the oven to 400°F. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 400°F. This is a flexible cooking temperature; if you're using the oven for cooking something else, beets can be cooked at that temperature. Beets will cook more slowly at lower temperature and more quickly at higher temperatures. At higher temperatures, check more frequently for scorching (see Step 3). Prepare the beets. If the beets still have their leafy tops, cut off the tops close to the tops of the beet, leaving yourself enough to grip. Save the beet greens for another purpose. Scrub the beets thoroughly, then wrap them loosely in aluminum foil. No need to dry the beets before wrapping. Small beets can be wrapped together, but it's easiest to roast large beets individually. Roast the beets. I really prefer to roast in a cast iron- if you do not have a pot and only skillet, lightly rub with olive oil inside or add parchment and cover. Roast for 50 to 60 minutes. Check the beets every 20 minutes or so. If they are starting to look dry or are scorching on the bottoms, dribble a tablespoon of water over the beets before re-wrapping. Beets are done when a fork or skewer slides easily to the center of the beet. Small beets will cook more quickly than large beets. Drizzle with a favorite dressing, or top with some dry grated cheese or even a nice salty feta. They are super delicious on a bed of arugula as well! Enjoy
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The Girlfarmer
Nov 15, 2022
In Recipes for the Season
Here is an delicious recipe for your arugula and carrots! It is pomegranate season for a perfect combination for a simple fresh dinner or even Friendsgiving salad. For me, I like a plain arugula salad with shaved Parmesan, roasted garlic, sun dried ( or dehydrated) tomatoes, and a lemon-olive oil dressing. I like a bit of sea salt and cracked pepper add some fresh crusty bread or even put this over a bed of noodles - one of my favorite 'farmer dinners'
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The Girlfarmer
Nov 15, 2022
In Recipes for the Season
I really love having access to so many great recipes and some of my favorites are gathered and shared by friends and chefs who love to use local ingredients I will post recipes as links unless I have made some innovative tweaks that change the directions or substitute This link is from the NYT Cooking page and is a delicious and easy go to https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020577-baked-spaghetti-squash While this site can get a bit annoying with the pop up ads ( they are food related ) I really love this homage to the delights of a how to step by step tutorial with great photos! Enjoy and let me know what you thought if you make either of these recipes and please post your photos and comments here as well!
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The Girlfarmer
Jan 28, 2022
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