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Beet Chocolate Chip Muffins + A Farmers’ Market Guide To Beets {Guest Post}

Published on November 24, 2016 By Emily. Updated on October 22, 2016

Hi Relishments readers! I’m on maternity leave, but some awesome blogger friends have volunteered to step in and keep new content coming your way. I may be popping in occasionally, but I really appreciate the opportunity to take some time off with our new addition.  Please show my guest authors some love and check out their sites and social media! Today’s post comes from Lisa Valinksy of lisavalinsky.com


 A how-to farmers' market guide to beets, plus a recipe for chocolate chip beet muffins.

Lisa Valinsky lives in northern Connecticut with her husband and young daughter. She seeks and shares ways to simplify life as a new mom.
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Whenever I see a stack of beets, I think back to the summer Josh and I worked together at Hawthorne Valley Farm. We were both on the leadership team — he was the onsite nurse, and I helped manage the camp for the younger kids.

On top of our day-to-day jobs, we delved into farm life. I taught a daily food preservation class to the campers. We ran a goat workshop together. We helped herd the dairy cows. And we ate a lot of delicious, home cooked food.

All of the food we ate that summer was made from scratch. The beans were soaked and cooked. The desserts were made fresh each day. And lots of the food was grown right on the farm, from the sourdough bread to the whole milk yogurt to most of the veggies.

One veggie we ate almost every day that summer? Beets. I’d never eaten that many beets before (and I haven’t eaten that many beets since!). We ate sides of steamed beets and grated raw beets to top our salads at lunch. There were roasted beets to accompany veggie burgers. Boiled beets were served with yogurt dill sauce. So many beets.

 

HOW TO SELECT + PREPARE BEETS

Beets are a root vegetable that have a sweet, earthy flavor. Red beets are the most common, but they can also be found in gold or white. They’re loaded with fiber and are high in vitamin C and potassium.

Choose beets that are firm and smaller than a tennis ball in size. Look at the leaves too – they should look fresh and not withered.

To prepare them, cut off the leaves and set them aside. Wash the beets well, and cut off the ends.

Beets can turn your hands pink, so you may want to wear gloves when cutting them. Beet skins are edible, so they can be cooked or grated right into a meal, but you can peel the beets first if you prefer.

EAT THE WHOLE BEET

Yes, you can eat the whole beet! Some people ask to have the beet greens chopped off at while at the farmers’ market, but I like to keep them on to challenge myself to eat more veggies. Beet greens are delicious and nutritious, and a great way to use up the whole vegetable.

Try chopping up the leaves and stems and adding them to soups, stews, or crock pot dishes. They can be steamed or boiled and served with a bit of salt and pepper. They can be cooked into a frittata. Try them sautéed with some garlic and olive oil.

Or try them raw! Add some chopped beet greens to a salad or smoothie.

Click here to read the rest of Lisa’s post – and get the recipe for Beet Chocolate Chip Muffins!


Lisa Valinsky lives in northern Connecticut with her husband and young daughter. She seeks and shares ways to simplify life as a new mom.
Follow Lisa!
On her blog: lisavalinsky.com
On Instagram: @lisavalinksy
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