3. Beet Lemonade:
You Will Need:
¾ cup fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup finely grated raw beet
6 cups filtered water, divided
How To:
In a blender, blend sugar, lemon juice, grated beet and 1 cup of water for a minute or until you get a bright pink mixture.
Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer into a pitcher.
Add 5 cups of water to the pitcher and stir.
Add the sugar or lemon if required and serve chilled. Try this easy kid friendly beet recipes, your kid will love it!
4. Ginger Beet Sorbet:
You Will Need:
1 cup water
1-6.5 ounce package of sweet baby beets Baby
½ cup granulated Sugar
½ teaspoon of fresh ginger, peeled and diced
Zest of 1 orange
3 small sprigs of fresh thyme
¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 ½ tablespoon of honey
How To:
In a medium saucepan combine sugar, water, orange zest, thyme, beets, and ginger, and place the pan over medium heat.
Bring the mixture to boil, cover and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Pour the mixture into the blender along with the beets. Blend the mixture until you get a smooth puree.
Transfer the puree to a sealed container and refrigerate for around an hour.
In the meantime, combine honey, cinnamon and fresh orange juice in a small saucepan over low heat and whisk until the honey dissolves. Transfer the liquid to another sealed container and refrigerate for a few hours.
When both the mixtures have chilled, combine and whisk well.
Process the liquid in the ice cream maker and once the sorbet if frozen, transfer to a freezer-safe container and chill overnight.
