EAT TO THE BEET WITH ALDI'S HEALTHY BEETROOT RECIPES 

Has your healthy eating gone down the drain in lockdown? Don't 'beet' yourself up! Beetroots are back in season, so it's the perfect time to put a healthy spin on some indulgent classics, including Beetroot Red Velvet Pancakes, Beetroot Brownies and Beetroot & Red Onion Tarte Tartin! 

Pick up your supply of Beetroot from supermarket Aldi, for just 59p (500g) and give your kitchen a wealth of health with these pinky, purpley favourites! 

Beetroot Brownies

Ingredients

3 Medium Eggs

175g Plain Flour

150g 70% Dark Chocolate

1 tsp. Vanilla Essence

3 tbsp. Coco Loco Coconut Oil

500g Natures Pick Cooked Beetroot

Method

Preheat the oven to 356F/180°c/Gas mark 4

Carefully line a medium baking tray with greaseproof paper and spread 1tsp. coconut oil over it.

Blend the beetroot in a food processor until smooth and set aside Half fill a pan with water.

Check the water is at the right level by placing a heatproof bowl on top and check it just touches the water, if not, add more or less and then place the bowl to one side.

Heat the water until it begins to simmer, then leave it on a low heat.

Break the chocolate into small chunks and place into the bowl followed by 3tbsp. coconut.

Gently stir through the mixture as it starts to melt.

Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl, and whisk for approx. 2 minutes until light and fluffy

Now, with an oven glove, pour the chocolate into a large mixing bowl.

Next add the beetroot purée and vanilla essence then gradually add the flour, a tbsp. at a time and mix well.

Carefully fold in the egg mixture, in 3 stages, ensuring the air is kept within the mixture.

Finally pour all the ingredients into the tray and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Be sure to check after 20 minutes with a fork, if the fork comes out clear then the brownies are ready!

Beetroot Red Velvet Pancakes 

Ingredients

160g Cooked Beetroot

200g Self Raising Flour

100ml Milk

1 tsp Baking Powder

50ml Squeezy Honey

25ml Vegetable Oil

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

2 Large Eggs

200g Soft Cheese

30g Caster Sugar

Juice of 1 Lemon

150g pack Blueberries

Extra Vegetable Oil, for frying

 

Method

Chop up the beetroot and put into a food processor along with the milk, vegetable oil, honey, vanilla essence and the eggs, then blitz until smooth.

Put the flour and the baking powder into a bowl and whisk well. Make a well in the centre of the flour, add in the beetroot mixture and, with a wooden spoon, draw in the flour and mix until you have a smooth batter.

In a frying pan, heat a little oil. Add 4 tablespoons of the batter into the pan, spoon into a circle and fry each side for a few minutes. Transfer to a warm oven to keep the pancakes warm while you cook the rest. 

To make the cream cheese sauce, gently heat the soft cheese, caster sugar and lemon juice in a pan until smooth and warm. Serve drizzled over the pancakes, topped with the blueberries.

Beetroot and Red Onion Tarte Tatin

Ingredients

50g The Pantry Light Soft Brow Butter

30g Butter

2 tbsp Solesta Balsamic Vinegar

1 tsp Salt

1 Red Onion (cut into wedges)

400g Cooked Beetroot (cut into wedges)

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 x 375g Greenvale Puff Pastry

½ bag of Watercress, Spinach and Rocket

50g Feta (crumbled)

2 tbsps Olive Oil

1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.

Place the beetroot and red onion, with a drizzle of olive oil, on a baking tray and roast for 30 minutes.

Melt the butter and sugar together, when all the sugar has dissolved add the salt and balsamic vinegar and bring to the boil.

Pour the syrup into a 7-inch cake tin or an oven proof frying pan and the arrange the beetroot and onion on top.

Use a plate slightly larger than the tin to cut a round of puff pastry and place over the beetroot and onion.

Tuck the edges of the pastry into the tin and bake for 30-40 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Turn the tart out onto a serving plate, serve whilst still warm, and serve with the salad.

Sprinkle the feta over the salad leaves and drizzle over the oil and balsamic vinegar.

ENDS 

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Notes to editors:

Aldi is Britain's fifth largest supermarket with 880 stores and more than 34,000 employees.

Aldi is attracting hundreds of thousands of new customers every year with its range of exclusive brands, passing low operating costs on to customers in the form of low prices.

The supermarket believes in making every day amazing and that's why every single day Aldi delivers on the best possible value for millions of families throughout the UK and Ireland across everything from award-winning fresh produce to world class gin.

Aldi won't be beaten on price; consistently racks up award after award for quality; treats its suppliers with fairness and respect and recognises the responsibility of supporting valued institutions such as Team GB to demonstrate the importance of health and wellness. That's Aldi. That's everyday amazing. The reason they do this? Because Aldi believes that everyone should have access to fresh, healthy, affordable food…it's a right, not a privilege.

 The company's current achievements and initiatives include:

• Aldi is the UK's lowest priced supermarket. Research released by Which? showed that Aldi is 19% cheaper, on average, than the Big Four supermarkets. It tracked the price of more than a hundred items at the UK's eight biggest supermarkets throughout March 2020.
• Aldi has a five-year partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust – its fundraising target of £5m will go towards helping the trust to reach out to every young person with cancer in the UK. 
• Aldi's rates of pay are significantly higher than the Government's National Living Wage and also above the Living Wage Foundation's recommended national rates. Store Assistants receive a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 in London. 
• Aldi is the official supermarket partner of Team GB and ensures every member of the team has access to fresh healthy Aldi food via monthly shopping vouchers, and that 1.2 million 5-14 year olds will learn about the benefits of cooking fresh, healthy food via its Get Set to Eat Fresh education initiative. Aldi has been a partner since 2015 and has extended its commitment to the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
• In June 2019, for the sixth consecutive year, Aldi was ranked the best-performing supermarket for compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, underlining its commitment to maintaining fair, predictable and sustainable prices within its supply chain.

Full details of Aldi's awards and achievements are detailed at www.aldi.co.uk/awards