{"id":349,"date":"2023-01-24T16:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:58:57","slug":"roasted-root-veggies-with-pomegranate-bonus-beet-greens-recipe-below","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/?page_id=349","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Root Veggies with Pomegranate (Bonus Beet Greens Recipe Below)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What a treat this is on a cold day. This will surely warm you up and keep your stomach full for a while. Most of the cooking time is in the actual baking so get in there and enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/2 tsp Coriander
1\/4 tsp Ground cumin
1\/4 tsp Salt
1\/4 tsp pepper
4 Medium Carrots
2 Parsnips
3 Small beets
1 tbsp Extra Virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp Pistachios
2 tsp Pomegranate molasses or maple syrup
2\/3 C Pomegranate seeds
2 tbsp Chopped cilantro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Place a baking tray in your oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • In a small bowl mix the to 4 spices together<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Peel carrots and parsnips, remove beet tops, scrub beets and chop into bite sized pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • In a large bowl toss veggies with olive oil and spice mix until well coated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pour into baking tray and put in oven for 35-45 minutes. Stir twice during cooking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • In a food processor chop pistachios into bread crumb sized pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • After vegetables have cooked remove them to a service tray or bowl and cover with pomegranate seeds, nuts and cilantro. Serve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    But wait, don’t throw out the beet tops! Here is an amazingly tasty way to use them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Beet Tops:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    Ingredients:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Leaves and stems from 3 beets
    2 Cloves garlic
    Bunch of green onions (around 4 or 5)
    2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
    1 C Cooked rice or quinoa (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Method:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • separate the beet stems from the leaves. Cut the stems into small pieces about 1\/4 inch long. Cut the leaves into bite sized pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • cut the green onions into small pieces and separate the whites from the greens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • slice the garlic cloves into slivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • put the stems, whites of tghe green onions and the garlic into a pan on medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • add in the beet leaves, the onion greens, balsamic vinegar and the optional rice or quinoa if using. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Serve warm
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      What a treat this is on a cold day. This will surely warm you up and keep your stomach full for a while. Most of the cooking time is in the actual baking so get in there and enjoy! Ingredients: 1\/2 tsp Coriander1\/4 tsp Ground cumin1\/4 tsp Salt1\/4 tsp pepper4 Medium Carrots2 Parsnips3 Small beets1 tbsp Extra Virgin olive oil1…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-349","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351,"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349\/revisions\/351"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesgcs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}