Beets

frankysgurl
frankysgurl Posts: 51 Member
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Anyone have any good recipes for beets as a side dish for dinner. My kids and hubby only seem to like pickled beets. Over the years I have had beets at various restaurants served as a side dish but have no idea how to cook them.

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  • Thowe92
    Thowe92 Posts: 109 Member
    You can try to bake/fry them and make beet chips or get several different types of beats, cut them into medallions/slices and turn them into a colorful salad.
  • hakamruth
    hakamruth Posts: 124 Member
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    hakamruth wrote: »
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.

    Me too!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Beetroot is delicious raw. I shredded some with jicama and red cabbage for a delicious red slaw a few days ago.

    This recipe for beet chips is really good. http://acozykitchen.com/baked-beet-chips/
  • hakamruth
    hakamruth Posts: 124 Member
    Just found a recipe I want to try brown sugar glazed beets http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/brown_sugar_glazed_beets.html
  • ereckless82
    ereckless82 Posts: 85 Member
    hakamruth wrote: »
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.

    This. I roast the beets, peel them then toss them
    In a dressing made with equal Parts lemon juice, maple syrup and olive oil, a little Dijon, salt and pepper. Crumble a little goat cheese and top spring mix with the beets and goat cheese. Drizzle on a little more dressing. It's the best salad in the entire world!
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    I love beets either boiled or roasted. I cook them in the pressure cooker and they only take about 15 minutes. Then I dice them up and toss with balsamic vinegar. If your family only likes pickled...they will like these! That's how I like them as well!
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    They take a looooong time to cook btw. If you boil them, I leave them whole and unpeeled (just scrub them and cut off the ends). Then once they are fork tender...strain them. The skins will then just slip off. They can be handled very similarly to potatoes but will take a lot longer to cook! Use a stainless pot so it doesn't turn magenta forever!
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    Root Vegetable Bake

    300.00 g, Sweet Potato (1 large)
    400.00 g, Potatoes - Russet, flesh and skin, baked (2 medium)
    800.00 g, Rutabagas - Raw (1 large)
    750.00 g, Beet Root (3 to 4)
    6.00 , Carrots
    300.00 g, Onions
    2.00 tbsp, Butter - Salted
    2.00 tbsp, Coconut Oil
    1.00 tbsp, Spices - Salt, table
    2.00 tbsp, Thyme Seasoning

    Peel the rutabaga (waxed) and beets (skin). Cube cut all the veggies and place in a large baking dish. Melt oil and butter, then stir in seasoning. Drizzle over the veggies.

    Cover and cook in oven for 35-40 min at 325 degrees.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    hakamruth wrote: »
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.

    Yum. I love roasted beets with rosemary, but this sounds fabulous!

    Hubs also makes a beet and apple salad.
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    suruda wrote: »
    I love beets either boiled or roasted. I cook them in the pressure cooker and they only take about 15 minutes. Then I dice them up and toss with balsamic vinegar. If your family only likes pickled...they will like these! That's how I like them as well!

    I do something similar, only I throw them in the steam cooker for about an hour. Love balsamic vinegar on beets!
  • ModernRock
    ModernRock Posts: 372 Member
    ereckless82 wrote: »
    hakamruth wrote: »
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.

    This. I roast the beets, peel them then toss them
    In a dressing made with equal Parts lemon juice, maple syrup and olive oil, a little Dijon, salt and pepper. Crumble a little goat cheese and top spring mix with the beets and goat cheese. Drizzle on a little more dressing. It's the best salad in the entire world!

    Pine nuts are a great addition to that salad.
  • RoyceFalzon
    RoyceFalzon Posts: 4 Member
    I was going to make a juice with beets and apple tomorrow morning
  • rhyddpe
    rhyddpe Posts: 6 Member
    Raw in smoothies is great
  • mpat81
    mpat81 Posts: 353 Member
    hakamruth wrote: »
    My favorite is roasted beets and goat cheese salad.

    This is my favorite too. If you aren't big on goat cheese, roasted beets are also good as a salad with orange supremes and arugula.
  • mpat81
    mpat81 Posts: 353 Member
    Derf_Smeggle wrote: »
    Root Vegetable Bake

    300.00 g, Sweet Potato (1 large)
    400.00 g, Potatoes - Russet, flesh and skin, baked (2 medium)
    800.00 g, Rutabagas - Raw (1 large)
    750.00 g, Beet Root (3 to 4)
    6.00 , Carrots
    300.00 g, Onions
    2.00 tbsp, Butter - Salted
    2.00 tbsp, Coconut Oil
    1.00 tbsp, Spices - Salt, table
    2.00 tbsp, Thyme Seasoning

    Peel the rutabaga (waxed) and beets (skin). Cube cut all the veggies and place in a large baking dish. Melt oil and butter, then stir in seasoning. Drizzle over the veggies.

    Cover and cook in oven for 35-40 min at 325 degrees.

    This sounds yummy
  • Kitnthecat
    Kitnthecat Posts: 2,073 Member
    Simply boiled and served with butter.

    Raw beet juiced with carrot and apple.

    Raw shredded in a salad.

    Made into beet borscht with a ton of other vegetables.

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