Our favorite hearty winter recipes - 3 recipes
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Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Looking for something indulgent? These velvety chocolate beetroot cakes will hit the spot.
INGREDIENTS
- 1.3 cups beetroot
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 4/5 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Melted dark chocolate
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Put the beetroot, eggs, oil and lemon juice in a food processor, and blend until smooth.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour and sugar.
- Add the blended beetroot mixture, and mix until smooth.
- Add the baking powder and mix until fully incorporated.
- Pour the batter into silicone cake moulds.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until you a pick comes out clean.
- Top with melted dark chocolate, and enjoy!
Top rated Hearty winter recipes
Curry Potato & Pea Stew
By ashleyjrosemond
I love this savory hearty stew in the winter
- 3 pounds washed, cut potatoes peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes
- 1 drained can of sweet peas
- 1 large chopped red onion
- 5 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon of ground yellow curry powder
- Kosher salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Harvest Chowder
By Grant_C
Hearty Vegetable Chowder. Great for the cold winter months
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 4 cups chopped vegetables (carrots, potatoes, turnip, celery etc.)
- 2 cups canned tomatoes chopped
- 2 cups water or stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tsp. pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup cooked macaroni
Vegetable Ragout
By chanel.sk
This is a hearty dish. It is perfect comfort food for a cold winter day
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 3 celery sticks, chopped
- 10 mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup green beans, cut 1 inch lengths
- 3 red potatoes, cubed
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- SAUCE
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
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