ROASTED RED BEETS

[velreid]

Great beet dish and so easy.

ROASTED RED BEETS

12 BEETS
3 TLBS GOOD OLIVE OIL
1 1/2 TSP FRESH THYME LEAVES, MINCED
2 TSP KOSHER SALT
1 TSP FRESH GROUND BLACK PEPPER
2 TLBS RASPBERRY VINEGAR
JUICE OF 1 LARGE ORANGE

PREHEAT OVER TO 400 DEGREES

REMOVE TOPS AND ROOTS OF THE BEETS AND PEEL EACH ONE WITH A VEGETABLE PEELER. CUT THE BEETS IN 1 1/2 INCH CHUNKS. (SMALL BEETS CAN BE HALVED, MED ONES CUT IN QUARTERS, AND LARGE BEETS INTO EIGHTHS.)

PLACE BEETS ON A BAKING SHEET AND TOSS WITH OLIVE OIL, THYME LEAVES, S&P. ROAST FOR 35 TO 40 MINUTES, TURNING ONCE OR TWICE UNTIL TENDER. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND IMMEDIATELY TOSS WITH THE VINEGAR AND ORANGE JUICE. SPRINKLE WITH S&P AND SERVE.


YUMMY!

[Jody]

I love roasted beets. ANd I love even more seeing you back here posting!

[geordy]

Thanks for reminding me that roasting veggies is so easy and so delicious! And they seem to fit the season!

Tomorrow....the "official Columbus Day" , though it is really today....I'll defrost freezer then make a nice tomato sauce with meatballs or sausage....kind of a tradition! (I have the day off! ;D)

[cigalechanta]

I was at the farmers market and thought I bought radishes, same color, shape but they were mini beets. So I roasted them with carrots almost like your recipe.

[joan1]

I adore roasted beets,, yum, never thought of thyme for them,, I 'll have to try that next time!
I can sit down with just a huge plate of beets and be perfectly happy!

[Anne]

So I assume that you guys eat red beets WARM
Here they are only eaten cold, as a salad .
The things I learn on this forum ...

[sistereurope]

Anne - we eat them warm AND cold (in a salad, preferably with goat cheese).

When I was young, we often had a beet dish called "harvard beets", which were red beets in a sweet sauce. They came in a can and/or jar, and the beets were cut into cubes. We always ate them warm.

Now look at what my mom makes - fresh beets, fresh herbs and everything! ;D

[velreid]

So happy everyone liked the beet recipe. They are delicioius.

More recipes to follow!!!

[Jody]

And Anne we somtimes pickle them along with hard boiled eggs. That was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. I wouldn't eat eggs any other way. Now I can't go a day without an egg!

Vel, I always roast my beets. Wrapped in foil and then peeled and served hot or cold in salads.

[Sandy M]

demarais,

That's exactly the way my Grandma fixed beets - pickled with hard boiled eggs - used to love it when I was a kid but I haven't had them that way for so long. That brings back memories as one of the first things we would check is if my Grandma had "beets & eggs" ready for us.

Sandy M

[Laura NY (aoi33)]

And don't forget how fabulous the beet greens are as a salad. I like them with goat cheese and candied pecans.

[joan1]

I'll eat a beet hot or cold, roasted, boiled or baked. Sprinkle of salt and lemon, sometime a dab of butter, grated into salads, and I love borsht,, made with mainly beets(maybe a bit of shredded cabbage or carrot thrown in,, but my borsht is pretty red,, goes la lovely purply pink once you add a goodsized dollop of sour cream.. ah heaven.

Beets are a wonder veg!!

[gertie]

I've never had borsht, but I love beets just about any way I can get them. Always had them pickled with cider vinegar, sugar, and a little pickling spice plus a few whole cloves with eggs as a kid. Now I usually get them fresh and roast them and eat them sprinkled with salt, pepper, and a dash of cider vinegar.
I tried this recipe with cider vinegar + a pinch sugar as I didn't have raspberry and it was tasty.