Easy Roasted Beets
These easy roasted beets are tender, naturally sweet, and packed with rich, caramelized flavor. Perfectly roasted in the oven, they make a simple, foolproof side dish or addition to hearty grain bowls and fresh salads. With minimal prep and maximum flavor, this oven roasted beets recipe transforms beets into something tender and deliciously sweet.
Ingredients
- 1 lb beets
- ⅓ cup olive oil, divided
- ½ tablespoon salt
- ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400f. Prepare a baking dish by drizzling 2 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom of the dish. Set aside. Meanwhile, wash and prep 1lb of beets by trimming the greens leaving about an inch of stems intact.
- Place the beets into the baking dish. Drizzle with approximately 3 tablespoons olive oil, and toss to coat. Salt and pepper the beets to taste. Cover the baking dish with heavy-duty tin foil.
- Roast beets at 400f for 45-60 minutes for medium-sized beets or 60-90 minutes for large beets, until easily pierced with a fork.
- Remove from the oven and allow the beets to cool until the beets are able to be handled.
- While running cold water, hold the beets under the stream and rub the skin to remove.
- Chop or slice as desired before serving.
Notes
Expert Tips
- If you’re not growing them in your own garden, you definitely need to find a find a friend with a garden, because fresh beets are SO much better than store bought!
- Put away your stock pot. This recipe is much easier than boiling. The beet flavour is more concentrated and roasting caramelizes the sugars in a way that boiling cannot duplicate.
- Choose beets that are similar in size, keeping them close in size will keep them on a uniform cooking schedule. Different sized beets take different lengths of time and to avoid hassle or over/under cooking, keep them the same/similar sizes.
- They will stain. Beets are notorious for staining your hands, your clothes, and your cutting boards – prevent this by using a non-porous cutting board (like glass) and wearing gloves and an apron. Alternatively, you can wash your hands and cutting board immediately after handling to reduce staining.
