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How To Roast Beets

Published: Feb 13, 2017 · Modified: Apr 21, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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How To Roast Beets

Once you bring some beautiful fresh beets home (look at how pretty those golden beets are!) you need to decide what beet recipe you are going to make. Roasting fresh vegetables is a great way to add an extra punch of flavor. Check out How to Roast Beets to see just how easy it is.

Once you learn How To Roast Beets you can use your new found cooking skills to roast any vegetable you want to add a punch of extra flavor to.

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Roasting beets is so easy and can add a punch of flavor to boring vegetable recipes.

Fresh Florida produce at the Farmer's Market

Going to the farmers market can be a dangerous thing for me. I usually end up buying way too much fresh produce. I also end up buying produce like these fresh beets. A vegetable I have never cooked before now.

Once I arrived home with these fresh golden and red beets I had no idea what I was going to make with them.

I pulled out my (affiliate links) FoodSaver vacuum sealing system to vacuum seal the flat of strawberries I had also bought. I told you the Farmer's Market could be a dangerous place for me.

I had specifically gone to buy a flat of Fresh from Florida strawberries. It is Florida strawberry season here and I had to get my fix of sweet and plump Florida strawberries.

FoodSaver premeasured fresh strawberries for jam

I made some strawberry and blueberry Freezer Smoothie Packs, vacuum sealed enough strawberries for one batch of strawberry jam, and one batch of strawberry and blueberry jam. Then I vacuum sealed the remaining strawberries and froze them.

Since I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the fresh beats I decided to buy myself some extra time (like 5's the extra refrigerator time) in case I needed a little while to come up with a recipe or two using my fresh beets.

FoodSaver beets-roasting beets ingredients via flouronmyface.com

Recipes using Roasted Golden Beets

Besides roasting the beets I came up with a couple of recipes using these gorgeous golden beets. I'll share them soon.

How to roast golden beets via flouronmyface.com

Roasting Vegetables

If you are a seasoned cook or are looking for cooking basics for beginners tips so you can up your cooking skills roasting beets or roasting any type of vegetable for that matter.

Making roasted vegetables is very easy to do and only requires a few ingredients. Follow my How To Roast Beets instructions and you will be able to make the best roasted beets the first time you try.

5 ingredient you need to roast vegetables

  1. The vegetable you want to roast-in this case golden and red beets
  2. Olive oil
  3. fresh garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
  4. sea salt
  5. freshly ground pepper

You'll also need aluminum foil or parchment paper. I ended up wrapping the fresh beets in parchment paper and then aluminum foil. You can just use aluminum foil.

Roasted Golden and Red Beets via flouronmyface.com

How to roast beets

Ingredients

  • fresh golden or red beets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil per beet
  • a sprinkle of seas salt
  • a sprinkle of freshly cracked peppercorns or ground pepper if that's what you have

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. degrees.
  2. Cut the leaves off if your beets still have them.
  3. Scrub and rinse each beet under running water until you've removed all the surface dirt.
  4. Pat dry with a towel.
  5. Place a piece of aluminum foil on a work surface.
  6. Place a piece of garlic, a sprinkle of salt and some ground pepper in the center of the foil.
  7. Place the beet in the center of the foil and repeat with the garlic, salt and pepper.
  8. Drizzle the olive oil over the beet.
  9. Fold the aluminum foil up and around the beet and twist at the top.
  10. Repeat with remaining beets.
  11. Place all the prepared beets on a cookie sheet.
  12. Roast in the oven for 45-90 minutes depending on the size of the beets, until fork tender.
  13. Allow beets to cool then peel. The red beets will stain so wear plastic gloves or place a plastic sandwich bag over your hands while peeling.
  14. Extra large beets should be cut in half.
  15. Try to buy beets that are about the same size so they will be done roasting at the same time.

Now that you have learned how to roasted beets you have a bowl full of delicious roasted beets to eat. You can slice them up and eat them or use them in another beet recipe like beet salad.

Red and golden beets in a colander.

How To Roast Beets

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It is easy to learn how to roast beets with this easy method. Roasting beets add a delicious rich flavor to a boring vegetable. Use roasted beets in your favorite beet recipes. Make crostini for a delicious appetizer or snack.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 95 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 6 medium fresh golden or red beets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil per beet
  • 1 teaspoon a sprinkle of sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon a sprinkle of freshly cracked peppercorns or ground pepper if that's what you have
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Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. degrees.
  • Cut the leaves off if your beets still have them.
  • Scrub and rinse each beet under running water until you've removed all the surface dirt.
  • Pat dry with a towel.
  • Place a piece of aluminum foil on a work surface. Place a piece of garlic, a sprinkle of salt and some ground pepper in the center of the foil.
  • Place the beet in the center of the foil and repeat with the garlic, salt and pepper. Drizzle the olive oil over the beet.
  • Fold the aluminum foil up and around the beet and twist at the top.
  • Repeat with remaining beets.
  • Place all the prepared beets on a cookie sheet.
  • Roast in the oven for 45-90 minutes depending on the size of the beets, until fork tender.
  • Allow beets to cool before peeling them. Use in your favorite beet recipes.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • The red beets will stain so wear plastic gloves or place a plastic sandwich bag over your hands while peeling.
  • Extra large beets should be cut in half.
  • Try to buy beets that are about the same size so they will be done roasting at the same time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 95kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 520mgPotassium: 557mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 58IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Sandra Watts

    February 13, 2017 at 4:28 pm

    I absolutely love beets!

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    • Arlene Mobley

      February 13, 2017 at 7:45 pm

      Sandra they are so delicious roasted!

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