Beets. Lemons. Sugar. Combined into one lip-smacking Beet Lemonade. Have I lost my mind? That’s entirely possible, but most likely not due to this drink.
Who came up with this root vegetable meets citrus elixir? It wasn’t me. No, It was the bunch at Wisconsin Cheese who asked me to photograph cocktails and cheese for their latest issue of Grate, Pair, Share.
You thought I just did photo shoots for my own online magazine? Nah, I spread my foodie love around.
But just to be sure, you have read the summer issue of FoodieCrush magazine, right?
I must admit I had my doubts about trying this Beet Lemonade from the get-go. Kind of like my Smudge whenever she spies some foreign looking object on her plate. That would be a new vegetable and you’re going to try it little lady.
I’m a novice juicer on a time schedule so I went the much easier and far less messy route and let my juicer languish in the pantry while I shopped for beet juice at Whole Foods. I dutifully followed their recipe, still skeptical of this unusual combo and then…I was stunned at the taste.
In a good, very, very, very, very good way. Very.
Did I mention the burrata that good alongside? Ahhhhhhgh. It is my favorite cheese of late hands down. Not that you could tell with my spate of recipes for Nectarine and Burrata Bite Crostini, Quinoa and Burrata Caprese Salad and Burrata and Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Salad.
While the Beet Lemonade and Burrata came in at the top of my dance card and was a good thing to start off the morning, the rest of the afternoon turned into a rosy haze by the time I was finished with the Berry Smash and Gorgonzola, Moscow Mule and Cheddar Blue and Peach Sangria and Gouda.
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Beet Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ¾ cups water , divided
- 1 cup lemon juice
- ¾ cup beet juice
- Ice
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Prepare the simple syrup: In a saucepan, heat the sugar and 1 ¼ cups of the water over medium heat, stirring frequently until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
- In a pitcher, combine the simple syrup, lemon juice, beet juice, and remaining ½ cup of water. Stir to combine. Taste, and add more water if desired. Serve over ice and garnish with basil leaves.
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I love cream cheese in white chocolate cheesecake
Colby cheese on grilled cheese sandwiches
Sharp Cheddar with pretzels and Spotted Cow!
I am a true blue Feta Cheese lover….Also love smoky flavors too… :)
My favorite cheese is asiago. I take egg noodles and mix them with shredded asiago cheese and butter. YUM!
mozzarella pearls with an aged balsamic drizzle
Dubliner with butter crackers.
I should add that I love local cheeses with beer!
My favorite cheese is colby jack and I like to eat it by itself or with crackers and bologna.
I love Gruyere–and just about anything else!
Aged gouda and a glass of wine!
I love Parmesan cheese, I could put that on most things especially pasta.
My favorite cheese is smoked mozzarella and I love to eat it with crackers or use it when cooking Italian food.
I love sharp cheddar with zesta crackers and mayo
I love extra aged Parmigiano Reggiano with pasta dishes, salads, and on its own.
My favorite is extra sharp cheddar, and I like it on a grilled cheese sandwich with pumpernickel bread and tomato slices. It’s also great with crackers.
Brie with crackers!
My favorite cheese is smoked gouda & I love it just with crackers.
I love Gruyere cheese with heirloom tomatoes out of the garden. I grill them on a crostini and it is delish
I love blue cheese on pretty much anything!
Since I am pregnant I can’t really do a lot of the soft cheese right now, womp womp! If I weren’t, I would be all about goat cheese and burrata. But, right now I am kind of boring and just enjoying some parm-reg… on mostly everything ahaha!
I am kind of afraid of beet juice, but I trust you so I will have to give this a try. And better yet try and trick my husband into having some too!
I absolutely love brie, and I like to eat it with fruit, especially strawberries or apples
I love Brie on a baguette!
I absolutely LOVE goat cheese (chevre form…)! My favorite way to have it is on an heirloom tomato & basil tart with homemade pie crust as the base, and drizzled with scallion pesto. It’s so unbelievably good!
I love sharp cheddar with apple slices.
My favorite cheese is No Woman from Seattle, WA. I like to drink a meritage with it.
I love goats cheese on crackers with jam!
Right now i love aged manchego with the spanish fig almond pate and a lovely glass of wine
That is seriously one of the hardest questions ever. Probably a good smoked gouda or a super sharp white cheddar. Also, I could look at your photos all day. The end.
Smoked Gouda, on a grilled cheese.
Maytag Blue Cheese in various ways. Love it with roasted pears.
I love any and all cheese equally. I do have to say that there is nothing in this world like a fresh cheese curd!! :)
I like the white sharp cheddar cheese. I eat it with everything
My favorite cheese is Dofino, with a nice Chandon Blanc – great way to end a crazy week.
I love blue cheese in burgers.
favorite cheese? It’s like trying to pick a favorite child! But I have been using a lot of pepperjack lately.
Favorite cheese? So many but if I have to pick one it would be Havarti melted on a toasted slice of crusty French bread.
My favorite cheese is an extra-sharp cheddar… straight up or on a cracker!
When I saw those pics of Kate Middleton the DAY after she gave birth my first thought was “She is SO gorgeous!” Love her! My favorite cheese hands down is mozzarella. Any way shape or form, if it’s mozzarella I’m going to eat it all and I probably won’t share. Sorry. :) And thanks for the link love for my Cold Sesame Noodle Salad! xoxo
~fresh mozzarella with prosciutto, tomatoes, salami, balsamic vinegar…
as of late, i really like a chipotle cheddar. just a little bite and a little smoke makes it a good turkey sandwich companion
I love brie on sourdough toast.
all cheeses, but especially sharp cheddar and crackers
I love smoked cheddar with some fruit and crackers.
fresh mozzerella
I loved smoked mozzarella. It is so good with a nice glass of bold red wine.
PepperJack is my favorite eating cheese and we go through a lot of mozzerella.
I’m a gouda girl! Especially melted on toast :)
I love fresh mozzarella!!
I Love Cheese!! One of my favorites is Swiss…yarlsburg. It is so good on a turkey sandwich with a little champagne dill mustard!!
Hmm well I love so many cheeses! Blue cheese with anything buffalo! I love extra sharp cheddar, parmesan, and anything like pepperjack or monterey jack!
A nice extra sharp cheddar with apple slices, blue cheese on a juicy steak, fresh mozz.
I love coopers cheese on a cheese and tomato sandwich !
Right now I am obsessed with Burrata, it is so creamy and delicious!
I just found Habanero Jack which is mighty tasty. It is spicier than Pepper jack so use with caution.
My favorite cheese is, I know boring, Jack cheese in eggs or on a cracker.
Dubliner cheese is my favorite or extra old cheddar with plain butter crackers.
My favorite cheese is Brie and I just like to spread it on baguette
Extra sharp cheddar….on crackers, in sandwiches or just by itself.
Brie. I love cutting off a big chunk and eating it by itself. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love fresh mozzarella it’s amazing!
that’s a lot like asking which child you love most…. i think fresh, hand-pulled mozzarella is to DIE for, with some tomato or caramelized onion jam…. heaven.
also, this is such a perfect giveaway because i was just oggling your burrata on instagram this morning thinking, BUT WHERE DOES SHE FIND SUCH HEAVENLY CHEESE? and now i know… lol
Love cheese. Hate beets. Literally. I’d rather chew on dryer lint. But I’d drink semi-sweet wine with both LOL
I am SUCH a cheese lover, but my “go to” cheese is usually an extra sharp white cheddar. I love it paired with apples, or on a sourdough grilled cheese or atop homemade tacos!
Blue cheese, and I will eat with anything but I especially enjoy it on pizza, or on bread with honey.
:) thanks for the link love.
Geez, laying out my fav cheese is like asking which one of kids is the best, I love all cheeses but really partial to some eppoise (sp?) Eat it with a chewy baguette and it’s like heaven…
I love mozzarella with caprese!
Brie with apples!
I’m an Italian girl at heart so Parmigiano-Reggiano always tugs at my heart strings. Burrata is a favorite as well. With the first I just eat it in chunks (if I’m not using it in a dish) with the second I love it slathered on a fresh piece of italian bread! yum!
I still have not tried Burrata!! I need to try and find it somewhere because it is all I hear about these days. Plus, it looks incredible! Right now I am all about blue cheese and gouda, but they have always been some of my favorites!
wow, i’ve been loving burrata lately, but my hands-down favorite is goat cheese, and i eat it with absolutely anything :)
My favorite cheese of all time is Appenzeller, and I like to eat it melted over spaetzle, or red potatoes, or just by itself. Sooooo good. We put it in fondue, too!
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Katie is an amazing writer/mom/blogger and has a new book out about lunch boxes that is getting me excited about packing lunch! Crazy idea! Thought I’d share with you, you have very similar taste :) Thanks!
Definitely blue cheese and some sort of fruit with a citrusy wheat beer.
It’s a tie for me – I love Brie with just about anything or fresh mozzarella with balsamic and black pepper.
I love just about every kind of cheese, but this summer I’ve really been craving fresh mozzarella!
Parmesan Cheese is my favorite.
Not too long ago I tried a dessert cheese, lemon! It was so good. I would have that every day with nice biscuits. I would also love to have a nice blue cheese on my salads.
I LOVE GOAT CHEESE,but can’t afford it! Eat lots of sharp Cheddar.
Asiago, Brie and Blue, maybe more, it is hard to pick one fav!!
I love blue cheese – all types – in salads.
I love a quality blue served with pears
My favorite cheese is aged Manchego. It doesn’t need any accompaniment (except maybe a glass of wine!). Thanks for a delicious giveaway!
I love Gruyere the best and eat it in Fondue!
Blue cheese salad dressing
Right now I’m loving fresh mozzarella and eating it with fresh tomatoes and basil.
I love pepperjack cheese and I love to eat it on sandwiches.
I love Manchego cheese with red wine. My husband and I enjoy it on stay at home date nights .
There are way too many to name, and it depends on my mood, but I love brie and goat cheeses
Fave cheese: BURRATA, hands down! And hey, I need to tell you how much I love the idea of BEET LEMONADE!!! When I do my juice cleanses, the beet juice is my absolute favorite juice of the day.
Well, I haven’t met a cheese I don’t like yet, but I would say my fave would be pepperjack.
With so many wonderful cheeses , how can anyone only like one! I love all cheeses and really can’t choose a favorite.
I love so many kinds of cheese but when feta is on the table I usually choose the feta. Brie is a close second.
I pretty much love any spicy cheese with crackers or brie with pita chips!
Aged Cheddar, or a creamy goat cheese. I love them with wine and salad respectively. BUt i love all cheeses, i’m pretty positive i eat cheese multiple times a day every. single. day.
I’ve been enjoying a lot of burrata lately too, after I had it on crostini with speck, dried figs, local honey, and zucchini ribbons at a restaurant here in Nashville. I bought some and have been experimenting. The other day it was Sea Salt Pita crackers (from Townhouse-yummy), burrata, pineapple-rum chutney, and toasted pecans. Another cheese obsession-Mirabo.
I love Mozzarella cheese in lasagna!
I love beets! When I juice, my fave juice is beet juice – with a little carrot or apple and ginger.
Fave cheese – hmmm. Brie. Melty and warm with crackers. And wine :)
pepper jack, and EVERYTHING.