Beets

[Anonymous]

I need some recipes for beets. I get them in my produce box every week and have no idea what to do with them.

[Anonymous]

I love them roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper alone (you need to peel them after cooking or before unless they are really young) or with other root vegetables.

[Anonymous]

Love beets, but I find it hard to use up a whole one, much less multiple beets every week!

You can put a thin layer into a potato terrine; makes a cool pink stripe in the middle. Shred and pickle them and serve on salads or as a small side dish. Then there's borscht, but... ew.

[Anonymous]

I'll bet Dwight Schrute has some good suggestions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet Dwight Schrute has some good suggestions.

LOL! I opened this thread for the purpose of cracking a Dwight joke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet Dwight Schrute has some good suggestions.

LOL! I opened this thread for the purpose of cracking a Dwight joke

I know! He's totally my favorite character.

OP, sorry for the detour.

To respond to your query: I really like beet salads with mache, candied walnuts, cracked black pepper, and blue cheese, with a white wine vinaigrette.

[Anonymous]

Just a pasta with beets and goat cheese from Six O'Clock Scramble. Really good!

[Anonymous]

I grew up in a family with a huge garden. My mom would slice beets about 1/4" thick and simmer with a little butter, tiny bit of sugar, apple cider vinegar, and cornstarch to make a sauce. I think she called them Harvard Beets. You could probably Google it. They were delicious and the only way that I really like beets.

[Anonymous]

I do lots of the things suggested here and also make a beet and cheddar risotto that was in Food & Wine a couple of years ago. You can find the recipe online. And I make a vegetarian borscht, too.

[Anonymous]

I boil them, then peel them (the peels slip off). Then I let it cool, cut it into cubes and mix with feta and arugala. No dressing, but you could if you want.
Also, I keep them in the refrigerator (I boil a few at a time) and put it on the plate with anything else.

[Anonymous]

I love beets. I like to roast them whole or quartered. I put on a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper. Take off the skins after they have cooked and cooled. I love to eat them very simply -- I drizzle a bit of balsamic vinegar on them and eat them as a salad or side dish. I also love the tops. I chop up the stalks and saute with a bit of garlic. When those are almost done, I add the greens to wilt. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and eat!