This deep red soup with its earthy and sweet taste makes a great starter for a special holiday menu.

It looks incredible and it tastes just as it looks.

Give your guests a nutrient dense dinner starter, with this beet soup.

Beets are high in immune-boosting vitamin C, fiber, and essential minerals like potassium and manganese which are good for your bones, liver, kidneys, and pancreas. Beets also contain the B vitamin folate.

THE RECIPE

1kg of fresh beets

1 onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, crushed

3cm long of a fresh ginger root, grated

1,2L of water, chicken or vegetable broth

Cook the onions and add the beets for about 10 min.

Add water or broth, then garlic and ginger.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cook an hour or until beets are cooked.

Adjust seasoning.

If you have an immersible blender, blend right away. If you don’t, wait until cooled down and transfer to your blender. Blend until smooth .

Serve with either cream or full fat yoghurt, or even, with coconut/cashew cream.

Enjoy!

In health,

Chantal