This vegetarian beetroot and potato gratin also impresses with its rosy complexion

Created: 09/17/2022, 10:00 am

By: Sandra Keck

Fancy a little change?

Then cook this colorful recipe for a vegetarian beetroot and potato gratin right away.

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Beetroot or beetroot?

Do you sometimes have trouble with the spelling of the delicious vegetables?

I'm happy to help: the name comes from Latin (where else does it come from?).

"Beta" means "turnip".

Therefore, the correct spelling is actually:

.

But since so many people write "beetroot", the dictionary now also allows this spelling to get by... at the bottom of the article you can read a few things worth knowing about the delicious beetroot.

That's how it's done:

You only need a few ingredients:

• 400 grams of potatoes 

• 400 g beetroot

• 150ml milk

• 250 ml whipped cream 

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp pepper

• 1 tsp herbs de Provence 

• 40 g cream horseradish

• 100g parmesan, grated

The preparation is quick and easy:

This colorful beetroot and potato gratin not only looks good, it also tastes good.

The recipe is here.

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Worth knowing about the beetroot:

• Versatile:

  pickled, raw, boiled, baked, steamed or fried.

• The

  leaves

  and

  stems

  are also edible.

  Steamed, they taste similar to spinach.

• Superfood in red:

  the dye betanin is good for protecting cells and vessels.

  It has an anti-inflammatory effect and prevents tumor growth.

• Natural

  food coloring

  for desserts, gummy bears, ice cream and much more.

• Against bad breath:

  In the Middle Ages, beetroot was eaten against bad breath.

• Beets contain a lot of

  sugar

  , which is only slowly released into the blood when eaten.

Beetroot is a real power beet and super versatile.

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