Roasted Baby Beets
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Chef Tyler Brown
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Vegetables- Beets
Ingredients
- 2 lb. baby beets
- 4 Tbsp. butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 Tsp. cider vinegar
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 3 fresh parsley sprigs
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Toppings: chopped hazelnuts, coarsely chopped hazelnuts coarsely chopped fresh parsley, crumbled ricotta salata cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove tops and ends of beets, wash beets, and place in an 11 × 7-inch baking dish. Dot with butter.
- Stir together broth and next 6 ingredients; pour over beets. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tender. Remove beets, reserving 1/4 cup pan juices. Cool beets 15 minutes, peel and quarter.
- Cook beets in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Pour reserved pan juices over beets, increase heart to medium-high. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 1 Tbsp. Serve with desired toppings.