Roasted Orange Beets with Pomegranate + Pumpkin Seeds

Tomorrow is the day I present my Live Stream - Cooking 101 - Winter Detox Recipes That Don't Deprive zoom workshop. 

I am excited to present this as there are ways to "detox" without starving yourself through juice fasts, especially during the winter months when the body craves hearty food. 

This recipe and photography I actually captured back in the fall of 2019, but I failed to post it in a timely manner. And sometimes the timing in life works out as it's meant to. 

"The very center of your heart is where life begins. The most beautiful place on earth."

During that time I was integrating notions about heart-centered living while integrating foods that incorporate that energy. It is amazing the inner core of the pomegranate is shaped like a star while beets can mimic similar shapes to the heart. 

​This coordinated beautifully with the fall foliage, and this vintage winter-style dress that bursted pink as bright as pomegranate juice. 

The irony of posting this blog when the timing "was right," is that people are awakening to their hearts. There is growth and passion for changing the way we live. 

The awakening process is a journey, but much of it comes to the realization that you are the cross. In the center of where the arms meet the torso lays our heart center. 

Nutrition habits, lifestyle, mindset and spiritual soundness are all intermingled in our body's ecosystem. One helps the other, but when out of balance, the entire systems gets out of whack. 

One way to start living in harmony is through the consumption of whole and real foods. Natural foods provide us the nutrients we need to survive, but also to live more sound on a conscious level. For so long, we've become unconscious through mass consumption of artificial food.

It's time to get back to nature, especially for women who want to live a healthier life.  

For more information on foods that promote Women's Wellness, visit this blog: 5 Healing Plant-Based  Foods Every Woman Should Eat in their Diet

On 1/26/20 at 6pm PST, I'll virtually present this recipe and two others on the Live Stream - Cooking 101 - Winter Detox Recipes That Don't Deprive. Registration for the public is only $5. 

Discover many vintage clothes & items available for purchase on my Etsy shop, The Elizabethan Closet.

Roasted Orange Beets with Pomegranate + Pumpkin Seeds
Prep Time: 5-10 minutes
Roast Time: 35 minutes 
Serves 2

Ingredients:
1 lb beets, skinned and cut into wedges
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 orange juiced
1/2 orange zested
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
1/2 pomegranate deseeded, (approx 1/4 cup)
salt and pepper to taste
optional: balsamic vinegar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Skin and cut the beets into wedges. In a bowl, mix the beets together with the olive oil, orange juice and salt and pepper. 

Place on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 15 minutes. Next, flip the beets and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. If you want roasted pumpkin seeds, add the seeds on top of the beets the last 5 minutes of cooking. 

Once done, remove from the oven and add the orange zest and pomegranate. If the mixture is dry, add additional orange juice or olive oil or add some balsamic vinegar (1-2 tsp). Mix and serve warm!

Let's Connect! Check out my other beet and similar recipes below!

Vegan Beet "Root Chakra" Soup

Apple Pear & Beet Juice

Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake topped w/ Beet Frosting

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