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Roasted Beets
Servings = 4 | Serving size =about 1 cup beets
This recipe can be multiplied by 2,3,4.
Leftovers are great ingredients in tossed salads.
| 2 medium | beets |
| 1 tsp | unsalted butter |
| 1/4 tsp | salt |
| 1/8 tsp | dried oregano |
| 1/8 tsp | chili powder |
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Wrap beets in a paper towel and cook on high in microwave for 5 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Peel and cut into 1 inch cubes.
Place in a roasting pan large enough so that the beets are not completely touching.
Put the pat of butter on the beets and sprinkle the parsley, salt, oregano and chili powder over the top.
Reduce the heat to 375°F and roast for 20 – 25 minutes. The beets are done when they are slightly crisp on the outside.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 cup | Servings 4
Calories 44 | Calories from Fat 10
Amount Per Serving (% Daily Value)
Total Fat 1g (2%) | Saturated Fat 1g (3%)
Monounsaturated Fat 0g | Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 2 mg (1 %) | Sodium 210 mg (9 %)
Total Carbohydrates 8g (3%) | Sugars 6g
Dietary Fiber 2g (9%) | Protein 1g
Vitamin A 2% | Vitamin C 7 % | Calcium 1% | Iron 4%
Vitamin K 0 mcg | Potassium 269 mg | Magnesium 19 mg
"The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious."
-Tom Robbins, Author
The refrigerator light goes on...
Roasting is an essential technique in cooking great healthy food. The most important thing is that the roasting pan be large enough so that the food doesn’t touch. If you use too small a pan, the food will steam and not have that crispy outside the makes roasted food so great.
