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Beet with gnocchi – healthy vegetable

Andreas — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:00:20 +0000

In late summer, when carrots and beet are harvested, it is a good time to cook a delicious vegetable from them. Why not try both vegetables together? Beet and red or purple carrots together with gnocchi taste stunningly good. A quick and easy dish.

Beet with gnocchi

Beet are extremely healthy. The somewhat earthy taste give the special kick. It does not always have to be salad made from this wonderful vegetable. Also warm with a varied side dish they are a real treat. Try my creation or check out this dish with kale. There two healthy components hit each other at once.

Beet and red beets with gnocchi

A wonderful meal that simply tastes good with beet, beet and gnocchi. The composition of red and white is just perfect. Here the light sweetness of the beet and there the savory of the gnocchi.

Course main course

Keyword beet, Carrots, healthy, main course, oil-free, Potato flour, Potatoes, purple beets, simple, Spelt flour, sweet potatoes, Whole foods

Prep Time 2 40

Cook Time 30

Total Time 3 10

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

For the vegetables

1 beet
3 red or purple carrots
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp spelt flour type 630
water as needed

For the gnocchi

500 g floury potatoes
1 g salt
100 g spelt flour type 630
25 g potato flour
20 g spelt semolina
1 pinch of nutmeg
boiling water

Instructions

Peel potatoes and cut in half 1 x
Boil in water until tender. Alternatively, boil or steam the potatoes unpeeled.
Then immediately press through a potato ricer.
Allow to cool a little. Add salt, flour, potato flour, spelt semolina and nutmeg and mix everything.
Bring water to a boil.
Take one portion of the dough at a time and form rolls 2-3 cm thick with flour. Cut small pieces from them with a knife. Press a hollow in the center either with a fork or the handle of a spoon.
Place the gnocchi in the boiling water, lower the heat and let them steep slightly until they float to the top. Then remove them with a skimmer.
Peel vegetables. Cut beets into slices. Cut beet into very thin small slices.
Simmer beet and beet with water for about 30 minutes.
To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper.

Tip

The red tuber need a longer cooking time. Therefore, cut thinly. Alternatively, you can boil the whole tuber beforehand in water for about 1 hour until soft, then peel and add to the turnip vegetables. You can also cook the whole tuber the day before.

Interesting to know

Preparing vegetables in water is quick. The taste and nutrients are preserved.

Purple carrots with potatoes – made simple

Andreas — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:58:13 +0000

Do you know purple carrots? They taste much better than regular beets, are more nutritious and add a lovely purple color to your food. Purple carrots are descended from the original black carrot and crossed with a lighter variety. The flavor is much more intense and sweeter than orange carrots. The vegetables pot will simply delight everyone. It is a variation of the usual orange and are characterized by their striking purple to dark purple color.

Purple carrots with potatoes

A simple yet extraordinarily tasty food. As a staple food, the potato is irresistible. They are very filling and have many minerals. And beans contribute to a complete meal. And just look at this color composition. Isn’t it gorgeous? Yellow, purple and white. The eye eats with you, as they say.

Purple carrots pot with potatoes and white beans

A purple carrots pot that can not be better. Simple and quick to make. Plus potatoes and white beans. There is everything you need every day.

Course main course

Keyword beans, beet, healthy, main course, Potatoes, purple beets, saturating, simply, Vegetables, Whole foods

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

250 g potatoes
250 g purple carrots
1 red onion
2 tsp spelt flour type 630 for binding
salt and pepper to taste
a little ground cumin
1 can white beans
water as needed

Instructions

Peel the potatoes, cut in half and boil in water for about 20 minutes until soft.
Peel the purple carrots and cut into slices. Simmer with water and the chopped red onion for about 20 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil.
Strain the white beans and briefly rinse with cold water.
Then heat briefly in an extra pot with 1 tablespoon of water.
Pour over finished beet greens when serving.

Tip

Try purple potatoes. These are just like the purple carrots a primal staple food.

Interesting to know

Cooking as in the old days: simple and plain.

Purple carrots pot – original vegetables

Andreas — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:00:11 +0000

What a color composition. Purple carrots with beet together in one pot. Add to that a purple pointed cabbage and kidney beans as a satisfying addition. All a red meal. This tastes incredibly good.

Purple carrots pot

Especially in the autumn season, when carrots and beet can be harvested, this incomparably delicious stew. As a complete meal, it is rounded off with kidney beans and sweet potatoes.

Purple carrots pot and beet

A red vegetable casserole that packs a punch. Purple carrots with beet and purple pointed cabbage combined in one meal. As a filling side dish still kidney beans and sweet potatoes. What a feast for the eyes.

Course main course

Keyword beet, Carrots, healthy, main course, purple beets, simple, Stew, sweet potatoes, Vegetables, Whole foods

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

1 beet
8 purple carrots
1 red onion
1 half purple pointed cabbage
salt and pepper to taste
0,5 tsp ground caraway
2-3 tsp spelt flour type 630 for binding
boiling water
2 sweet potatoes, approx. 500 g
1 can kidney beans

Instructions

Peel beet, and cut into small thin pieces.
Cook them already with water, because beet need a longer cooking time.
In the meantime, peel and slice the purple carrots.
Cut the onion into small cubes.
Add everything together to the beet and simmer the stew for about 30 minutes.
Cut the purple pointed cabbage into strips, then wash and add to the vegetables at the end of the cooking time, about 10 minutes before. The pointed cabbage does not require such a long cooking time.
To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil and season with spices.
Strain the kidney beans and warm them briefly in the vegetables.
While the vegetables are cooking, the sweet potatoes can be cooked.
To do this, peel them and cut into slices.
Cook in water for about 12 minutes.

Tip

Sweet potatoes come in a variety of colors. Try purple sweet potatoes once.

Interesting to know

Cooking the best from simple ingredients.