Beets At The Peak Of Popularity

The restaurant menu has been replenished with beetroot dishes, losing weight stars in interviews declare their fiery love for this root crop, and magazines are full of “beetroot” recipes.

 

The restaurant menu has been replenished with beetroot dishes, losing weight stars in interviews declare their fiery love for this root crop, and magazines are full of “beetroot” recipes. Yes, eating beets has become fashionable. Hurrah, comrades!

Beetroot is boiled from beets and added to vinaigrette. Everything!

No, not everything. Herring under a fur coat, rich borscht and vinaigrette - this is a classic, of course. But today they also make smoothies, carpaccio, chips, add to pizza and pancakes from beets. It can be used in the preparation of snacks, desserts and hot dishes - not only as a side dish, but also as a main dish. It is a versatile vegetable, which is also cheap and does not require special storage conditions.

After all, women love to amaze (but what's the soul to twist - kill on the spot) girlfriends who came to the birthday party. Serve them a silky chocolate cake with beets. You won't get over this right away!

 

The most "difficult" thing in cooking beets is to boil them. Yes, long. But grandmothers sell boiled beets in the market, and progress has given us multicookers-pressure cookers. So, we take boiled beets, clean them. Then, with a vegetable peeler, we cut it into transparent slices, put it on a huge plate with an overlap, crumble salted cheese (brynza, feta) or granular cottage cheese, sprinkle with a mixture of lemon juice and butter (it is possible without it), salt, pepper. Add a couple of drops of balsamic vinegar, color with a parsley leaf and you're done.

And why is beetroot useful?

According to beetroot enthusiasts, the juice of this root crop is indispensable for a breakdown, is able to cope with the onset of a cold, resist cardiovascular diseases, and even help to lose weight! Beet juice cleanses the blood and improves its composition due to the copper and iron it contains.

 

You should know that it is better for beginners to drink beetroot juice in small portions and in mixtures (with celery, cucumber or carrot juice). It is an active body cleanser, so zealous that it can even turn your head. Do not forget about the high sugar content (a beacon for diabetics) in raw beets, perhaps it is better for you to use this root boiled, baked or stewed. In addition, beets remain useful even after heat treatment.

Beetroot extract is used in the manufacture of cosmetics - for moisturizing and conditioning the skin. Beets are labeled as Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract on bottles. You can also prepare a cleansing face mask at home. Mix half a glass of natural yogurt with three tablespoons of beet pulp (three on a fine grater) and apply on the face. Wash off after 10 minutes and apply cream. Shine!