Beets. They seem to be a love-them-or-hate-them kind of vegetable. Kind of like lima beans and okra. Only, unlike lima beans and okra, I love beets. I love them pickled and roasted the best.
When our local farmer’s market had week after week of earthy bundles of beets, I didn’t hesitate to buy bags of them. There is something so organic about clutching a bunch of beets in your hand. The reddish green leaves flopping over your wrists, the heavy globes promising bright colorful goodness inside. Next to the beets, were some adorable baby carrots.
Needless to say I cam home with beets and carrots, searched my books and found, Roasted Sweet and Sour Beets, Carrots and Parsnips from Cooking Light 2004 Annual. I omitted the parsnips, and let me just tell you – this was amazing. It was so good. We had it for three weeks in a row, every time I could grab more beets, we had this. AND for a food blogger to waste valuable new food time, to eat the same thing over and over again, tells you how good it was.
Follow the link above to the Cooking Light website, make this, and come back and tell me how much you loved it!
and the list containing things that are improved by roasting gets longer! 🙂
I love beets, limas and okra… WELL—I only like fried okra. Someone one time tried to get me to eat some boiled okra… GADS…. Terrible!!!!
The beets and carrots dish sounds good. I’d probably love it.
Thanks, Pam.
Hugs,
Betsy
I’m not normally a pickled beets kind of girl. But, your picture of the roasted sweet and sour beets & carrots looks SO good that I may just have to try it! Well, first let me just check out the recipe….. 😉
Love ’em!
I want to lick my computer screen. Those beets look so perfect.
I can pretty much guarantee that I’d be wearing beets if they ever reached my table. Specifically, my beloved refers to pickled whole beets as “purple horse apples.” I do love roasted carrots, and I’m with Joanne in thinking parsnips would be a nice (read: acceptable) substitution!
I wish Thor could participate in weekend Cat blogging. Thank you ever so much for inviting him. I know he and Smudge were kindrid spirits.
Those beets looks so incredible Pam. Your photography is also outstanding! I am so impressed with these Cooking Light recipes too!
Roz
I am a beet fan too. Pickled Beets are pure summer to me. Your recipe looks really good! I was surprised by the maple syrup – but worth a try.
Wow – love beets and can’t wait to try this recipe! By the way, have you ever had them in chocolate cake? It’s amazing!
I am CRAZY about roasted beets. This looks so scrumptious!
I love beets! This looks delicious.
Sigh. It’s at times like these that I really wish I loved beets. Maybe I could swap them for parsnips?
We are beet lovers and I thought I’d tried every recipe. Not this one and I can’t wait. I think I will do the parsnips as well as I think their sweetness will be a nice addition. I also stir fry or steam the beet greens–an added bonus! Thanks for a new recipe to look forward to trying.
Best,
Bonnie