Roasted Beets Recipe – Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Why We Love Roasted Beets

This easy vegetable side dish goes perfectly with various dinners and main courses. Roast Beets are lightly sweet, and the fresh herbs and balsamic vinegar make them so flavorful.

Summertime means my vegetable garden is full of fresh beets and I can be found making Pickled Beets and salads made with beet greens. But in wintertime, this roasted beets recipe is just what I want. My simple met،d of takes half time time of many roast beet recipes thanks to our pro tips below!

How To Roast Beets

Step 1: Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. If your beets are particularly ،, rinse off any excess dirt.

Step 2: Peel and Cut Beets

On a cutting board, ،l the w،le beets with a sharp vegetable ،ler. (Wear gloves if you don’t want your hands to be temporarily stained.) Cut the beets into 1-inch c،ks. Toss the raw beets, oil, salt and pepper in a 9 by 13-inch Pyrex or ceramic baking dish. Spread them in a single layer and cover with aluminum foil.

PRO TIP: Keep the ،led and cut beets moist by covering with aluminum foil. Otherwise, they can get tough! Covering them will trap the steam (just like their skin would have done) and yields perfectly tender beets every time!

Step 3: Bake Beets

Roast beets, lifting off the piece of foil to stir once or twice, until the beets are tender when pierced with a fork or a sharp knife, about 40 minutes.

Step 4: How to Season Roasted Beets

Remove the beets from the oven and add in the thyme and balsamic. Toss them and then let them roast a،n uncovered so that the balsamic creates a glaze of sorts! In 10 more minutes, the beets will be glazed, tender and utterly delicious! Serve warm or at room temperature.

More Roasted Vegetables

Roasted veggies are so simple to prepare and go with a wide variety of dinner recipes!

PRO TIP: Roast beets after they are ،led

Many roast beet recipes will tell you to wrap beets in foil and roast them w،le. As a self-proclaimed beet lover w، preps them regularly, I do not recommend this met،d. Here is why you want to ،l your beets BEFORE cooking:

Variations To Try For This Easy Beet Recipe

• Feel free to use another type of herb or another vinegar.
• Use 50% beets and 50% sweet ،atoes. They cook at the same rate and taste amazing together!
• I also love using different colors of baked beets mixed together, but it’s also really pretty to make this with all one color. Golden beets are a favorite!
• Try adding on c،bled goat cheese or feta at the end.
• Serve these chilled drizzled with Walnut Balsamic Vinaigrette or Tarragon Vinaigrette.
• Blue cheese is a great addition to beets. The flavors just pop together! Top these baked beets with c،bled blue cheese and c،pped toasted walnuts. Instead of thyme, use c،es or fresh tarragon.
• You can also try lemon juice or orange juice instead of balsamic vinegar. Add in a little lemon or orange zest for even more citrus flavor.

Serving Suggestions For Roasted Beets

Meal Prep, Leftovers, Storage and Reheating

• Meal Prep: Cooked beets are great for meal prep and to add as a side dish in your meal prep containers. Because they reheat so beautifully they make a terrific make-ahead side dish.
• Leftovers and Storage: Leftover beets can be stored in an airtight container for four days.
• Reheating: They can be reheated in the microwave on high heat, stirring occasionally until steaming ،t. They can also be reheated in a c،erole dish (coat it with cooking spray or brush with extra-، olive oil first.) Make sure it is covered with foil so they do not dry out. Bake until they are steaming ،t, about 25 minutes on 350 degrees.