What to do with beets?
aileengh
Posts: 27 Member
How do you prepare beets? I've never had fresh, only canned.
0
Replies
-
I steam them and put them on salad with a little walnut oil and orange, or make borscht.0
-
A friend told me to roast them. Look up some recipes. They are yummy!0
-
beet them....0
-
drink em! juice them in a juicer with apples, celery and carrots! excellent health benefits to juicing!0
-
Once you try it, you'll see beets are easy to cook - sometimes a pain to peel and chop. You can steam, roast or grill them. To grill, I dice them and toss them with red onion slivers, olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary, garlic, and a little lemon. Use heavy aluminum foil to loosely wrap it so it's flat, and put on grill. The sugar in the beets caramelizes it. Sometimes I top it with some goat cheese and chopped parsley. You can use the same recipe to roast it in the oven. Yum.
And, congratulations on the weight loss!0 -
mmm beets. i'd only ever had the pickled, in a jar kind... then a couple months ago my mom picked up some fresh ones and roasted the in the oven. i'm officially addicted.
i peel them before roasting (i've read they're easier to peel after cooked, but i didn't find that to be the case...) then cut them into big pieces.... toss with a little olive oil and pepper. wrap in foil and roast in the oven for about.. an hour, depending on the size that i cut them into.
i like them warm out of the oven or after they've been refrigerated, especially with a bit of goat cheese crumbled on top.
YUMMMM0 -
oh, and you can also sautee up the greens. i haven't tried it yet, but i want to next time.0
-
My husband likes to juice them. I like them pickled.0
-
oh, and you can also sautee up the greens. i haven't tried it yet, but i want to next time.
I did that last night actually! Came out amazing. I did a braised veal shank with bacon wrapped figs and sauteed the beet greens with the leftover sauce form the braising liquid with bacon fat. Came out really really good.
0 -
roast them, then sprinkle with feta cheese. YUM0
-
Peel them, salt, pepper, place in tin foil, add a pat of margarine and place on BBQ.0
-
I had a roasted beet and goat cheese bruschetta once...the only time I ever remember liking beets, and they were absolutely delicious...full disclosure, I LOVE goat cheese....0
-
I've only made them once - so good: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-beets-and-sauteed-beet-greens/Detail.aspx0
-
Fast and easy recipe that is oh so good!
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/beets-shallot-vinaigrette-50400000126247/
0 -
I've sauteed both the beets and the greens (greens are a superb source of potassium btw) and roasted the beets. Roasted them wrapped in aluminum foil, they were delicious.0
-
I love beets! I roast them in foil with some sea salt and olive oil, about an hour depending on size. Peel and quarter, splash with some basalmic vinegar and goat cheese. I can't eat enough of these during summer months when my garden is producing beets.0
-
I peel them, Slice them thin ... toss the slices with Salt, pepper and a little crushed garlic and then put them on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray and bake them at 350 for 15-20 minutes... yummmm!0
-
I love beets! I roast them in foil with some sea salt and olive oil, about an hour depending on size. Peel and quarter, splash with some basalmic vinegar and goat cheese. I can't eat enough of these during summer months when my garden is producing beets.
Ohhhhhhh .. i am so going to try this next time!! sounds yummilicious!0 -
Shredded beets are the only quick method of cooking I've seen.
Peel beets and shred them like hashbrowns. That way you can steam them or roast them in less time. Nice to steam them (chill) & use in a salad.0 -
Make borscht........I just got myself hungry!0
-
oh, and you can also sautee up the greens. i haven't tried it yet, but i want to next time.
I did that last night actually! Came out amazing. I did a braised veal shank with bacon wrapped figs and sauteed the beet greens with the leftover sauce form the braising liquid with bacon fat. Came out really really good.
Um, I know we just met, and this is crazy.... Yum0 -
I love to roast them in the oven along with potatoes, onions, or whatever other vegetables looked good at the store. Sooooo good!0
-
Steam or Roast them.
If I steam them, I cut them into even cubes steam them then drizzle balsamic vinegar over them and eat them by themselves or tossed into a salad.
Roasting them, I drizzle with olive oil and 4-5 garlic cloves and roast them @425 covered with foil until tender then take the foil off and cook for another 5 minutes. Yum!0 -
Where I live raw grated beets ( often together with raw grated jicama and carrots ) are a popular snack, drizzled with lime juice and sprinkled with hot pepper flakes.0
-
I have only had them in salads. They taste like dirt to me? I know they are so good for you, so I would love to learn to like them!0
-
pickled beets are soooo good
or use a mandolin and turn them into beet chips yumm0 -
Bury them back in the ground, where they belong. They taste like dirt anyway.0
-
Thank you, everyone, for your ideas. They sound delicious. The man at the farmers' market told me to cook with the skin on and about an inch of the tops left in tact or else all the juice would run out and they'd be dry. But I see a lot of you peel yours first, so I think I'll try it both ways. One way or another, I'll be fixing them for dinner tonight.0
-
I like them steamed, seasoned with a little garlic powder and salt, and serve with diced avocado on top.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.2K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 421 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.9K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.5K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions