Friday, February 1, 2013

*** Starring: Beets ***

Red & Golden Beets

The past couple weeks, we have been enjoying Nakoa & Ava's red & golden beets (Cabbage Creek Farms) -- delicious!  I found a recipe of Martha Stewart's that was nice.  The beets are roasted & served with a mint-yogurt sauce.  We thought the beets were great with or even without the sauce.



Roasted Beets with Mint-Yogurt Sauce

1 bunch of beets
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 Tbsp fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
1/8 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Cut off beet greens (put in a salad with romaine-- we did!)  & scrub beets.  Toss in olive oil & season with salt & pepper.  Put in 9 x 13 pan.  Cover with foil tightly & roast 45-60 minutes.  Make sure you test them with a knife around 40 minutes & until done.  Let cool until you can slip off the skins with a paper towel.  Meanwhile, whisk up the sauce of yogurt, mint, cumin & lemon juice.  Season with salt & pepper.  Spoon over beets & enjoy!

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