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4 Healthy Beet Recipes

Beets are a total superfood. Packed with disease-fighting anthocyanins and vitamins like A, C, and several B vitamins, too, they're also an excellent source of calcium and magnesium. Try these easy, delicious beet recipes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Risotto With Beets

Risotto, a traditional Italian rice dish, can be flavoured with any number of ingredients. Here, beets give the risotto a rich red colour.

 

 

 

 

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Farfalle With Beets

Farfalle is better known as "bow-tie pasta," although the word means "butterflies" in Italian. With beets, blue cheese, white wine, and cream, this recipe is rich and delicious.

 

 



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Red Cabbage and Beet Stew

Red cabbage and beets both get their rich red colour from anthocyanins, which help fight a number of diseases. Use them both with red wine and honey in this delicious, healthy stew recipe.

 

 



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Beets Stuffed With Goat Cheese

Beets are a great source of calcium, potassium and antioxidants, while goat cheese is rich-tasting and full of protein. Put them together and you've got a delicious, healthy snack or meal.

 

 

 

 

 


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