I think I misspoke in my last post! I didn’t mean that I can’t have any fruit on the macrobiotic diet – I can have some (I’m thinking 1 piece a day is a good goal). Currently I eat at least 5-6 pieces per day so it’s hard for me to cut back to just one. You’re also not really supposed to have citrus fruit, which is why I mentioned the oranges. Sorry for all of the confusion.
I made this macrobiotic (I think? Correct me if it’s not please!) dish for dinner last night with some delicious Golden Beets that I picked up at the farmers’ market yesterday morning. I’m entering this recipe to Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted this week by Cheryl @ Gluten Free Goodness. My “herb” is Golden Beets – a beautiful, golden-orange variety of the more common red beet.
Golden Beets & Wheat Berries
Ingredients
- 3 medium golden beets
- ~1 cup bean sprouts
- 1-2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/3 cup dry wheat berries – cooked this comes to almost a cup
- turmeric, chili powder, garlic powder (no salt)
- freshly ground sea salt (optional), to taste
- a splash of apple cider vinegar, which I actually forgot, but it would be really good
Directions
- Cook the wheat berries. This can be done in advance.
- Chop the beets into ~1cm cubes. Save the greens for later – they can be cooked like any other greens!
- Steam the beets, sprouts, and ginger for about 10 minutes or until the beets are tender.
- Reheat the wheat berries and mix them together with the steamed veggies, spices, and vinegar.
This dish is really good, as long as you like beets. Beets are definitely a rather odd vegetable, and I had never had golden ones before. I liked them a lot – they’re a little bit sweeter than the normal dark red variety, and make for much easier cleanup – no staining! Bobby does not like beets but he did like the wheat berries and sprouts.
Other macrobiotic meals I’ve had… Breakfast (heart healthy 3/4 c. oatmeal with a few T raisins, miso soup, and tea which I had afterwards).
Snacky lunch thing (heart healthy oatmeal with cinnamon, lots of sauteed beet greens, organic farmers’ market salsa, and the rest of the beets & wheat berries – unpictured).
Do you like beets? Have you ever tried the Golden kind?
February 9, 2009 at 7:52 pm
ooooh! now i understand more
how interesting! i’ve read about teh macrobiotic diet once.. it’s supposed to be very balanced and healthy 
February 9, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I’ve never had golden beets. They look delicious!! Your meal looks so wondeful and healthy!!
February 9, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I’ve never had beets! However, I am now inspired to try them!
February 9, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Oh wow great eats Maggie! I haven’t had beets in a long time, and golden beets – never!
February 9, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I love the color! It really is golden
February 9, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I love golden beets!!! They are SOOOOO much sweeter than the purple ones. I think wheat berries are my new favorite grain, so that dish is perfect. Hopefully I can round up the ingredients so I can make it!
February 9, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I do like beets! Never tried the golden kind though….I gotta try wheatberries though!!!!
February 10, 2009 at 2:44 am
I don’t like beets in general, the only one that I like is the red one.
You had miso soup in breakfast? wooooo… is that something special in macrobiotic diet?
February 10, 2009 at 5:24 am
Gorgeous dish!!
February 10, 2009 at 6:12 am
ooh, golden beets. your dish looks delicious! how are they in terms of taste? do they taste like red beets?
i didn’t know that miso soup was macrobiotic! cool! i am really intrigued by the macrobiotic diet, so i am looking forward to seeing what you think of it as you continue. have a lovely, lovely tuesday!
February 10, 2009 at 7:02 am
I do like beets but I have never tried a golden on, I didn’t even know they came in gold
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February 10, 2009 at 7:23 am
No matter how many times I try them, I can’t stand beets. They taste like dirt to me. Maybe I’d like the golden ones though!
February 10, 2009 at 8:23 am
beets and wheat berries together is SUCH a good idea! this recipe looks incredible, mmmmm
February 10, 2009 at 11:05 am
Oh wow I have never seen golden beets before! I didn’t know what they were. I have never been a beet fan…in fact I think my dad was the only one who ate canned beets at Thanksgiving. Maybe that is why I don’t like them (they were from a can!). I dont even know if I have had them fresh!
February 10, 2009 at 11:17 am
Fabulous recipe!
Ewww…I don’t like beats
I tried them last Thanksgiving, not good!
February 10, 2009 at 11:43 am
I don’t like regular beets but I have yet to try the golden kind! I have never even heard of them!
February 10, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I haven’t had beets in years – but I remember not liking them! I should give them another try!
February 10, 2009 at 12:26 pm
the only time i’ve tried a golden beet is at seasons 52. i was eating my veggie plate and bit down, and looked at my fork. i got really worried because i thought it was a potato and i had asked for no potatoes…
our server came over and i asked him if it was a potato– he took out a flashlight, examined it, and said: no ma’am, that is a golden beet.
it was pretty funny
February 10, 2009 at 1:39 pm
I love golden beets…so buttery and delicious. I’m also lovin all the heart healthy portions of oats!
February 10, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I don’t think I particularly like beets. That’s ok – more for you!
February 10, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Wow, I’ve never even come across golden beets before, never mind try them! But these look amazing! To be honest I rarely have beets because the uber-staining properties of the red beets scare me a little… give me the golden kind any day!
February 10, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Hi! I just found your blog and your experiment is very intriguing! Can’t wait to read more.
February 10, 2009 at 6:35 pm
i’ve never had beats, but they sound interesting
oatmeal looks yummy!
February 16, 2009 at 7:39 pm
that looks like a tasty, healthy, treat! thanks for sharing and i’m so jealous that it’s warm enough to go to a farmer’s market near you.
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