Aphrodite ate beetroot to increase her allure. Frescoes of beets decorate the walls of the Lupanare brothel in Pompeii. Beetroot, an ancient aphrodisiac, has a long history that begins on the shores of north Africa and the Mediterranean in a wild seashore plant called sea beet. The ancient Greeks and Romans only ate the leaves,…
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Warm salad of beets, pumpkin and lentils with walnut mayo and maple roasted walnuts
These sweet and sour flavours combine beautifully with the earthy ingredients, and are finished perfectly with sweet candied walnuts and creamy mayo. It doesn’t take as long to make as it looks by the length of the recipe because you are doing everything at once: cooking the lentils while the veges roast. Lentils 1 ½…
food ripe from my garden 