Roasted Beets and Butternut Squash Salad!

For years I hated beets.  As a child I use to eat Borscht and loved it, but then one day I had a bad batch and well, I don’t even want to tell you what they tasted like, let alone smelled like. 


It wasn’t until this past year that I had the pleasure of tasting fresh Roasted Beets.  They’re delicious and highly nutritious. It’s been found red beets help lower blood pressure the same way nitroglycerin does –by relaxing blood vessels lowering it by as much as 10.4 points within one hour of drinking 2 cups of beet juice and maintaining that over a 24 hour period.


Nearly half of all adults have high blood pressure, putting them at risk for developing heart disease.  If you have high blood pressure, you may be able to avoid the use of drugs by including blood pressure-lowering foods like beets in your diet.  You can do that by drinking beet juice, eating canned beets or best of all roasting your own.  

In addition to being heart-healthy beets contain vitamin A, C, K, E and small amounts of vitamin B.  They also host a list of minerals and are high in essential amino acids. Despite having the highest sugar content of any vegetable, beets are low in calories, at about 35 calories per half cup.  As you can see this unpopular vegetable should find a place on everyone’s table.


Below is a simple recipe for a Roasted Beet & Butternut Squash Salad with Arugula, Goat Cheese and a simple Champagne Vinaigrette.  If you’re not a fan of beets please give them a try anyway…. from one who detested them until trying fresh roasted beets.  The blend of both veggies with goat cheese makes for a very light, nutritious lunch or side salad. 

Vicki Bensinger has been teaching culinary classes throughout Missouri since 1992. However, she saw the need for more specialized classes and in 2004 established “At Home with Vicki Bensinger“, offering personalized private culinary classes for individuals and small groups (ages 7 to adult) in the comfort of their home or organization.

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