Beets!!!

MudPies · 04-22-2020, 02:47 PM

Help! We got beets in our veggie box. Last time I roasted them (savory seasoned not sweet) and 7/7 agreed

. What should I try next? Raw is a no-go too.

knitlove · 04-22-2020, 02:49 PM

When I got a run of beets in a csa box I pickled them ( and mailed them to my grandparents, who loved them, no one in my house wanted any)

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ViolaMum · 04-22-2020, 02:57 PM

My mom always does a sweet and sour dressing-thing with beets - she calls is Harvard beets. But I can't remember if she boils them, or how she cooks them first.

How did you roast them when you made them last time? Whole? Cut up?

My kids scarf up roasted beets, but I have to peel and cut them up, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast until they're caramelized and crispy on the edges, like oven roasted potatoes. It takes a while.

Ina Garten's recipe is pretty good.

You should TOTALLY watch the Beets episode of Good Eats with your kids.

Alton's Glazed Baby Beets are tasty, too. They've got the sweet and sour thing going on.

MudPies · 04-22-2020, 03:02 PM

Thank you. Yes I peeled and diced them then roasted with salt and pepper and oil.

Mother of Sons · 04-22-2020, 03:21 PM

I roast them whole in foil (ends cut off), peel then slice and then butter and salt. Yum.

Maedchen · 04-22-2020, 06:24 PM

I have an old time cake recipe somewhere that you make a chocolate cake using beets. It is so moist and good. (I have not tried to changed that recipe over to GF, but it can probably be found on the internet.)

You can also slice them very thinly and make chips............they are crispy and a little sweet.

2sunshines · 04-23-2020, 05:19 AM

Beets are such a polarizing vegetable.

I LOVE them just diced, seasoned and roasted, but the rest of my family consistently declare that no matter how they are cooked, they taste like dirt.

My fave way is peeled, sliced, and mixed in with a variety of other veggies. Tossed in oil, seasoned with oregano, basil, salt and pepper. And roast.

arelyn · 04-28-2020, 11:59 AM

DH makes beet curry similar to this one except instead of coconut milk he adds ground coconut at the end of cooking. It's a drier curry (really more of a fry) but less messy. Also he skips the cayenne and adds a heaping spoonful of sugar to help the beets get a carmalized taste. But then again, we love roasted beets so this might be too beety for you.

We've had juice here that is a mix of beet-carrot-apple-orange. It is nice and red and quite sweet.

04-22-2020, 02:47 PM	#1
MudPies Moderator My kiddos Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: What is a Hoosier???? Posts: 9,987	Beets!!! Help! We got beets in our veggie box. Last time I roasted them (savory seasoned not sweet) and 7/7 agreed . What should I try next? Raw is a no-go too. __________________ Kathy , INFJ Loving Wife to Hubby since 8/97 Mama to Dink 12/06 Link 7/07 Wink 3/10 Pink 12/10 and Tink 5/16 Remembering

04-22-2020, 02:49 PM	#2
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: Beets!!! When I got a run of beets in a csa box I pickled them ( and mailed them to my grandparents, who loved them, no one in my house wanted any) Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

04-22-2020, 02:57 PM	#3
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	Re: Beets!!! My mom always does a sweet and sour dressing-thing with beets - she calls is Harvard beets. But I can't remember if she boils them, or how she cooks them first. How did you roast them when you made them last time? Whole? Cut up? My kids scarf up roasted beets, but I have to peel and cut them up, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast until they're caramelized and crispy on the edges, like oven roasted potatoes. It takes a while. Ina Garten's recipe is pretty good. You should TOTALLY watch the Beets episode of Good Eats with your kids. Alton's Glazed Baby Beets are tasty, too. They've got the sweet and sour thing going on. __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

04-22-2020, 03:02 PM	#4
MudPies Moderator My kiddos Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: What is a Hoosier???? Posts: 9,987	Re: Beets!!! Thank you. Yes I peeled and diced them then roasted with salt and pepper and oil. __________________ Kathy , INFJ Loving Wife to Hubby since 8/97 Mama to Dink 12/06 Link 7/07 Wink 3/10 Pink 12/10 and Tink 5/16 Remembering

04-22-2020, 03:21 PM	#5
Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: Beets!!! I roast them whole in foil (ends cut off), peel then slice and then butter and salt. Yum.

04-22-2020, 06:24 PM	#6
Maedchen Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,482	Re: Beets!!! I have an old time cake recipe somewhere that you make a chocolate cake using beets. It is so moist and good. (I have not tried to changed that recipe over to GF, but it can probably be found on the internet.) You can also slice them very thinly and make chips............they are crispy and a little sweet.

04-23-2020, 05:19 AM	#7
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: Beets!!! Beets are such a polarizing vegetable. I LOVE them just diced, seasoned and roasted, but the rest of my family consistently declare that no matter how they are cooked, they taste like dirt. My fave way is peeled, sliced, and mixed in with a variety of other veggies. Tossed in oil, seasoned with oregano, basil, salt and pepper. And roast. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

04-28-2020, 11:59 AM	#8
arelyn Rose Trellis Soli deo Gloria Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amidst Tourists and Temples Posts: 3,139	Re: Beets!!! DH makes beet curry similar to this one except instead of coconut milk he adds ground coconut at the end of cooking. It's a drier curry (really more of a fry) but less messy. Also he skips the cayenne and adds a heaping spoonful of sugar to help the beets get a carmalized taste. But then again, we love roasted beets so this might be too beety for you. We've had juice here that is a mix of beet-carrot-apple-orange. It is nice and red and quite sweet. __________________ arelyn World traveling mama to my star my sunshine and the monsoon baby Wife to my crazy ethnomusicologist This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow. God give us peace and grace from you all the day through.

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