Love Beets !!

Admittedly, beets have become a bit of a new food obsession. Not only have they been linked to improved athletic performance by some recent research, when cooked right they actually taste great!

Although they may seem like a bit of an undertaking when you approach a dirt coated bunch lying in the market, I have finally found a somewhat manageable strategy for preparing your own beets on a "no time" type of schedule.

Step 1: Cut off the root like top and just a small portion of the bottom of the beets (the part that can have a long tail still growing like a carrot).
Step 2: Scrub your beets with a brush under running water.
Step 3: Wrap em up in tin foil and bake them at 375 degrees for about an hour or until they are tender all the way through.

And then you have deliciously sweet roasted beets wrapped conveniently in their own little foil pouch so you can save em in the fridge and pull them out as you need them (like when you want to throw together a quick salad with roasted beets, swiss chard, and tomatoes!) 




Have you tried cooking with beets? Whats your favorite way to serve em up !?