Beets

Boccellin

So I bought some beets (complete with greens) from the grocery store today because they were on sale. Never really had them before. Anyone have any good ideas for recipes?

cwolfman13

roast them

cblue315

ditto - best ever roasted vegetable.

mtu_86

I pickle them. Mix about 1/2 cup water and 1/2 vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar) and add sugar to sweeten. I start with about 1 tablespoon. Sweeten to your taste. Mix and let set. Boil beets till soft - kinda like you do for potatoes for mashed potatoes - fork should slide in easily. Let cool and peel. Slice into liquid. Let set overnight. The smaller beats are better than bigger beats. I also put hard boiled eggs in with my beets.

sympha01

For the greens: you must trim them off the beets IMMEDIATELY if you want to eat them.

Trim 'em off, wash 'em, saute w/ a little olive oil, maybe some garlic.

Charliegottheruns

Grill til soft, edges are shriveled and slightly burned. Brush with olive oil and add pepper. For the truly courageous add goat cheese.

missallenxox

i LOVE roasting them in cubes with butternut squash, balsamic reduction glaze, and maple syrup (enough for taste).or i boil them , beet, then the greens. eat it with a bit of butter and vinegar.

kommodevaran

I eat them raw.

lngrunert

Roasted beets are absolutely wonderful!

You can also slice them thinly and braise them in orange juice and balsamic vinegar until tender. *drool*

Sabine_Stroehm

Roasted with olive oil and rosemary.
Stir fry the greens.

jessicasim92

If you're bored, there's a vegan oreo-stuffed red velvet cookie recipe that uses beets. It's on this app called sidechef. website's sidechef.com/download

jamie_reynolds

arugula &/or spinach, orange, pecans/walnuts, feta, roasted BEETS and balsamic vinaigrette = best salad ever

Hitesc

roast them, don't boil them. Boiling them causes the nitrate to be leached out of beets and hence no benefits will come from eating beets

kimberlydgarcia

I love beets any way you can think of! I juice them for my kids as well, the whole plant. i also put powdered beets in my shakes

bccalling

I personally like to roast them, but I like beets a little sweeter, so for each bunch of beets (the ones I buy usually come in threes) I use about a 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil, a Tbsp or so of honey, and little brown sugar.

First, I wash, peel, and cut them into smallish cubes. Then, I toss with the oil, honey, and sugar and wrap them up in a foil packet (which I lay on a baking sheet to catch any possible drippings). Then let them go in a 400 degree oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.

From there, I like to spoon them over a baked sweet potato. Very yummy!

tat2cookie

I hate beets.... LOVE beet juice! I juice mine with kale, green apples, orange and blueberries.