Vanessa Kimbell makes...beetroot and horseradish soup
Vanessa Kimbell Beetroot and horseradish soup.
I’VE officially gone on a diet as a new year’s resolution.
As we were chatting on the BBC Kitchen Garden show last Sunday morning, Kevin Saddington noticed that the diet books I had brought into the studio were all unused.
I explained that I was always starting diets and then giving up. In a fit of utter madness I somehow agreed to follow a diet and chat about it on the show.
Not just to diet, but to stick to a plan and get weighed in each week live; yes you read that correctly . . . on air, for a whole year with the aim of losing 1 lb a week every week. Even as I write this I am having a mini meltdown, I must be a lunatic. Writing it down right now it seems even more insane, especially as I really hate diet food.
This beetroot soup is one of the most economical, delicious, sweet, warming and filling recipes I know, but with about 600 calories for the entire 1.4 litres it works out at 150 calories per bowl and yet you just wouldn’t know it.
It’s deep rich consistency, has a retro 1970s Eastern European borscht feel to it.
Beetroot is low in both fat and calories and has a low glycaemic load, which means that it is slowly converted into sugar by your body and helps to keep blood sugar levels stable.
It doesn’t loose any of its nutritional value when cooked, unlike many other vegetables, and recent research also indicates that it increases the uptake of oxygen in the body which will help no end when working off Christmas in the gym. So, whether you are dieting or not, this seriously healthy soup is easy to make and utterly delicious. Happy 2012.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Freezes: Yes
Method
1. Finely dice the onion and sauté in the oil until lightly caramelised.
2. Add the cooked beetroot and chicken stock.
3. Blend and simmer for 6-7 minutes
4. Add the cream of horseradish. You can sweeten this further with a dollop of cranberry jelly if you wish. Serve hot with a scattering of parsley.
For more information and recipes go to www.GoddessOn aBudget.co.uk
Ingredients:
1 onion
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
750g cooked beetroot
500 ml chicken stock
3 tbsp cream of horseradish
1 tbsp cranberry jelly (optional)
Parsley to dress
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