What to do with beets??

WWMD? is what I always ask! (What would Martha do?)
http://www.marthastewart.com/955990/roasted-beets

My favorite iis north African style salad: scrub the beets. Now either wrap well in tin foil and roast 30-60 minutes ( depending on their size) or boil in water with a little lemon juice or vinegar. Let cool a little till you can handle, then peel ( simply rub off the skins), if using the tin foil method then open the package VERY CAREFULLY as it is full oif steam.

Now - slice, grate, or julienne, add lemon juice, salt, crushed garlic ( if you like)and a pinch of cumin. Sprinkle fresh chopped parsley on top. Also good with crumbled feta.

And weirdly enough, it is also good grated raw, with lemon, green onion, salt and pepper.

Quick pickled beets: Boil beets 30-60 minutes, until tender. Let them cool, then peel them and slice them (not too thin). Combine 2 cups white vinegar, a cup of sugar (don't worry, you don't eat most of it), 2 tbsp. non-iodized salt, 1 tsp. allspice berries, 1/4 tsp. cloves, 1/2 cinnamon stick, and 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced, and bring to a boil. (This is for 2 lbs. beets; adjust according to the quantity you have.) Add the beets and cook for about a minute. Cool, refrigerate, and eat within 2 weeks. (Recipe courtesy of Mark Bittman, "How to Cook Everything.")

I just peel them, cube them, wrap in aluminum with a little water, and heat in oven. Really good!

I chop them up, toss with minced garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and spinach and saute. Great side!

pickle those suckers! ( i have no idea how; but crunchy pickled beets are the bomb dot com!)

i hate pickled beets. (which is why i thought i hated beets)

until...i roasted them in foil until tender, peeled them and put them in my salads (or sometimes they don't make it in the salad- they are delicious!)

also...if you have a juicer: beet juice is amazing stuff. adds sweetness to carrot, ginger and apple juice. yummmm

Skin, slice, butter, garlic, salt, roast until tender, eat.

I didn't get a chance to read everyone's advice so I apologize if my recommendation is repetitive. You >MUST< juice beets. I just realized after typing that that juicing beets might sound like a sexual position or perverted comment, but I swear they are delicious in a good juice! I juiced a beet yesterday as a matter of fact. Beets give a good juice an exquisite earthy flavor. Along with the juice from a beet....add apple, orange, cucumber, and carrot juice........maybe even throw in a little coconut milk. >Extremely< healthy and >extremely< delicious!

I like to roast them...then peel and dice 'em up. Toss 'em with some homemade creamy horseradish and dill. Little S&P and you're golden. I love beets...just don't forget that you ate them and freak out the next day when you drop a deuce...

I wash and peel them, then cut them into wedges and toss with olive oil, thyme or rosemary, salt and pepper and roast them at 400F for 20 minutes (or a little longer) in a foil packet. I'm addicted to them!

I like roasted beets chilled in a salad. I make a salad of juicy orange, avocado, red onion, and beets. Can be dressed w/ just a little leftover juice from the orange, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil. Topped with sunflower kernels: heaven!

There's also quarter pound beet burgers (vegetarian). They're kind of like beet latkes and they're so freakin good.



Recipe found at http://www.theppk.com/2012/02/quarter-pounder-beet-burger/

My husband pickles them and then he adds them to boiled eggs for pickled beet eggs...bluhck!

On another note...I saw this today on Thrive Forward (thriveforward.com) - I might even be willing to give it a try:

Red Velvet Detox Smoothie

WHAT TO USE
½ cup raw red beets, chopped
1 Tbsp cacao powder
1/3 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup water (lemon water may be used
for extra detoxification benefits)
1 serving of Vega One Nutritional Shake, Chocolate
or your favorite chocolate flavored multi-source plant-based protein, and an added serving of
greens.

1. Blend all ingredients until smooth and no chunks
appear.
2 Serve with a (re-useable) straw! Beets
will (temporarily) tint your lips!

So far I haven't successfully eaten a beet.....I keep trying.