My brother calls beetroot the King of Vegetables. I agree.
To roast them, scrub them clean. I don’t peel them raw – the skins slip off easily when they are cooked, or can be eaten along with the flesh. Top and tail them and cut into large chunks.
Drizzle with olive oil and some honey (or a little brown sugar or jaggery). I also added some cumin seeds, but these are optional. Wrap loosely in foil and bake in a 200C (400F) oven for an hour until the beet are cooked.
When they are cooked, rest in the foil for 5 minutes. Then serve with the juices from the foil and a dollop of thick cream or thick yoghurt. You can mix some horseradish or mustard oil in the cream or yoghurt, along a little lemon juice and some salt and pepper.
Easy!
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- Beterrabas Assadas says cooks beetroot in the oven and decides they look stunning and were nice, but did not change her mind about the desirability of beetroot.
Apreciação: Ficaram lindas, mas continuo a não gostar do sabor.
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mmm…love beets, but my husband doesn’t. so i sneak them in when he’s not looking. i’m sure he’s gonna be askng for this one!
Hi Arundathi – hope hubbie likes it!
Great recipe..
Thanks!
They make good salad after baking …nice recipe
Thanks, Lakshmi, yes, a lovely salad with basil!
I didn’t like beets until I baked them like this, whole. I agree that they are very tasty, especially with some olive oil and feta cheese!
Oh I love the sound of that! I love them with horseradish too…
i love beetroot more for its color.. dazzling red.. nice recipe.
So bright, so wonderful. I agree.
this is such a lovely way of eating beets!
So good that you like them too…. thanks, Srivalli.
Big fan of beetroot, the earthy taste and smell and that color! Can’t wait to get back to SA where they’re pretty common and use them in my cooking again.
Happy travels, B. Can’t wait to see when you finally arrive back in Sth Africa.
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Never tried baking beets, but now I shall. They are loaded with good nutrition.
Noice! Hope you enjoy.
Nice recipe.
I was just reading how to grow beetroot so now I know what to do with it.
Regards,
Ted
Baking Beetroot is a wonderful idea. Never done it before. But will try it out soon. Nice pics too !
Very nice info and right to the point.
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