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Do you like beetroot?

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Riverwalk Fri 29-Apr-22 09:22:31

According to Michael Mosley it's the latest superfood - good for our brain and can make us run faster!

And relatively cheap compared to blueberries and avocados.

I really like it but have to admit have never cooked it from raw - I buy it the vacuum packs.

Beetroot

Baggs Fri 13-May-22 13:50:41

My favourite ways to eat beetroot are (1) wedged and oven roasted, (2) beetroot and rhubarb ketchup <––– dead good with macaroni cheese.

maytime2 Fri 13-May-22 15:38:01

I bought some Beetroot coleslaw in Marks one day and realised that I could do the same which would be so much cheaper.
Grate cooked beetroot, some carrot, red onion, and an eating apple. Moisten with 1 teaspoon of horseradish and some mayonnaise until it's the consistency required. It will last in the fridge for about 5 days.
I think it is very tasty

icanhandthemback Fri 13-May-22 15:46:32

I live on it but I still can't run! wink I make a Beetroot jelly with a sugar free blackcurrant jelly made with 1/2 vinegar, half water. I add beetroot, blanched red onion and blackcurrants and let it set. It makes a wonderful addition to salad and with only the Syns to count in the jelly (2), it it great if you are on the Slimming World Plan.