Woolworths Taste – August 2019

HOTPINKBEETROOT

SOUPWITHSPICED

YOGHURT

“Agoodsoupanda goodsequinwilltake

youfar.Trustme.I’m50.”

Serves6 to 8

EASY

GREATVALUE

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking:2–3hours

oliveoil½cup

largeonions2,finelychopped

garlic2 T finelychopped

celery 250 g,chopped

wholebeetroot2 kg,trimmed,peeled

andchoppedinto5 cmchunks

cuminseeds1½t, toasted

driedchilliflakes1½t

seasaltandfreshlygroundblack

pepper,totaste

vegetablestock2 litres

crèmefraîche 250 g

Forthespicedyoghurt:

cuminseeds1 t, toasted

corianderseeds1 t, toasted

smokedpaprika½t

double-creamplainyoghurt¾cup

oliveoil1 T

1 Heattheoliveoilina largesaucepan,

thenaddtheonion,garlicandceleryand

simmerfor 15 minutesovera medium

heat,stirring. 2 Addthebeetroot,cumin

seeds,chilliflakes,saltandpepperand

cookfora further 15 minutes,stirring

continually. 3 Addthevegetablestock

andcookuntilthebeetroothassoftened

enoughtobeeasilypiercedwitha fork.

Thiscouldtake2–3hoursovera lowto

mediumheat.Keepaneyeonthepot

andstiroccasionally.Youmayneedto

cookit longerandaddmorewaterif

necessary. 4 Oncethebeetrootis soft,

removefromtheheatandallowtocool

a littlebeforeblitzingit witha handheld

blenderuntilsmoothbutstillquitethick.

Stirinthecrèmefraîcheandblitzagain.

Thebeetrootsoupwilltransforminto

a gorgeoushotpinkcolour. 5 Tomake

thespicedyoghurt,dry-frythecumin

andcorianderseedsovera medium

heatuntilfragrant.Transfertoa pestle

andmortarandgrindwiththepaprika

untilfine.Addthespicesandoliveoil

totheyoghurtandmixwell. 6 Servethe

soupwitha dollopofspicedyoghurt.

HEALTH-CONSCIOUS,MEAT-FREE,

WHEAT-ANDGLUTEN-FREE

WINE:DelaireCabernetFranc

Rosé 2019

PHOTOGRAPH

SADIQAH ASSUR-ISMAIL

PRODUCTION

HANNAH LEWRY

I

havefallenutterlyinlovewithbeetroot,
andwithcolour,andwithwearing
sequinswhiledoingtheschoolrun.
BecausenowI notonlyeat what I like,
I wearwhatI like,too.
I nevermuchcaredforbeetrootas
a child:beetrootinvinaigretteandgrated
beetrootsaladatbraaisweretheflavours
I grewupwith.Yearslater,I developed
a likingfortheearthinessofoven-roasted
beetroot.AndrecentlyI’vebeguneating
it rawandthinlyslicedinsalads, which
is alsoabsolutelydelicious.
Butmycurrentfavouriteis a hot
pinkbeetrootsoup,theexacthueof
ourdiningroomwalls.ThismonthI turn
50 andit is a momentousthing.Having
wornnothingbutblackforalmost 20
years,I havedecidedtoembracecolour;
tonotonlyadore it, but to also adorn
myselfinit.
It allstartedwhenI becamea judge
onKokkedoor, the kykNET reality cooking

show,andwasprohibitedfromwearing

black.Panic!Blackis mysafetysuit:my

armourandmyinvisibilitycloak.So

I phonedmyfashiongurufriendChris

Viljoenandweptaboutmybodyandmy

clothes.HecalledinBridgetPickeringand

LudwigBauschofRuff Tunginwhose

presenceI weptandwailedsomemore.

Andtheyproceededtodrapemein

sequins,squeezemycurvesinto

shockinglyboldprintsand,with

compassionatehonestyandgreatdesign,

theychangedmy life. Just like Cinder-

bloody-rella.

Now,inspiredbythelikesofIrisApfel,

BetseyJohnsonandanInstagram

sensationcalledBaddieWinkle,I dressin

clothesthatmakemehappy.Once,when

I toldmysonthathehasa goldenheart,

Sebresponded,“Andyourheartis pink.

Brightpink.”Yes.Pinkis myhappycolour.

Hotpink.Loudpink.Andthissoupis that

happy hot pink. That pink that shouts look

Havingturnedherbackonhersignatureblack,SamWoulidgehasbeeninspired

tomatchhersparklynewfashionchoiceswithequallyboldfood

Think pink

TASTES THAT BIND

54 TASTE AUGUST 2019 TEXTSAM WOULIDGE

atme!Becauseat 50 it reallyis timefor

metostopworryingaboutwhatother

peoplethinkofmeanddomuchmore

ofwhatmakesmefeelsparkly.

I madethisbeetrootsoupformydad

onthelastweekendwespentwithhim.

I spoonedoversomespicedyoghurt

andheateit standingnexttome.

I rememberthathelikedit.Hetoldme

thatbeetrootwashealthy.ButI can’t

rememberwhatelsehesaid.AndI wish

I could.ButI dorememberthewayhe

smiledandshookhisheadwhenI said

I madeit becauseI likedthecolour.It was

thesamewayhesmiledandshookhis

headwhenI walkedintotheICUthat

fatefuldaywearinga Pucci-esqueprint

sequineddresslookinglikeI was

steppingintoStudio54.Helookedat

melikeI wasjusta littlebitcrazy, but

adoringly nonetheless.W

confessionsofahungrywoman.com; @samwoulidge