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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 69.2
  • Total Fat: 3.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 71.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 1.4 g

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Roasted Beets



Introduction

Printed with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research Printed with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    Canola oil spray

    4 medium beets, scrubbed and trimmed of stems and roots

    1/2 Tbsp. minced shallot or mild onion

    1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

    1 Tbsp. fresh orange juice

    1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard

    1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

    Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

    1 head Bibb or butterhead lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried

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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat with oil spray four squares of foil large enough to wrap beets. Place each beet on a foil square. Pinch together and seal foil edges to form a pocket. Keeping them spaced apart, stand beets on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking pan.

2. Bake until tender when pierced with fork, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

3. Peel back foil to expose beets and let stand until beets are cool enough to handle but still warm. Remove skins. (To avoid stained hands, use disposable gloves while slipping off the skin with a paring knife.) Cut beets into thin wedges.

4. In small bowl, make dressing by whisking together shallot, olive oil, juices and mustard until well combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Arrange lettuce leaves on a serving plate. Arrange beets on top in pinwheel fashion. (If desired, beets can first be re-heated in microwave oven.) Drizzle dressing over beets and lettuce.

Makes 4 servings.

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer and educates the public about the results.




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  • Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I have roasted all types of fresh veggies right out of the garden. We just add a bit of salt, pepper and garlic and toss with a little olive oil. Unbelievable how tasty these are. - 3/4/09

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I love roasted beets, and with this dressing, they are even better! - 4/4/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Try a little horseradish with your roasted beets. Delicious! - 4/17/12

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was good. I did make a few changes. I doubled the dressing, and added a couple of 2tsp. of raw sugar to balance the tartness of the dressing (honey would be good too). I also cut the beets up and and put them in a container with the dressing. Flavors meld wonderfully. Great way to have beets. - 6/18/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was very very good and the children liked them very much and they were fresh because we didn't use canned beets but fresh ones from our gardn. - 6/14/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I like a little rosemary on mine. - 4/4/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great tasing beets and very filling. - 4/4/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is a great way to fix beets. - 4/4/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    deliscious served on bed of steamed beet greens - 1/23/08

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  • Delicious! - 2/27/13

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  • I might not love beets but I can eat them this way. I think next time I'll make this more of a salad and just use half of the beets and chop them into small squares instead of wedges. - 5/2/12

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  • great - 10/31/11

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  • very good and so good for you - 9/22/11

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  • YUMMY! - 9/20/11

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  • Very good. Loved it! - 8/16/11

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  • Nice! I am changing over roasting just meat and this is a big help! - 5/29/11

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  • Until this recipe I've had the hardest time roasting beets. They never come out tender enough for me. I had to add another 15 minutes, but this time they turned out great! The dressing was an added bonus. - 5/8/11

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  • It takes some time to make, but this is a great snack to have on hand. I just had some with mixed baby greens and reduced fat feta. - 2/11/11

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  • Even better the second day. - 8/20/10

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  • love roasted beets AS IA BUT THIS A GREAT WAY TO USE LEFT-OVERS - 5/4/10

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  • I would imagine that using canned beets wouldn't work as the flavor comes from the natural sugar in the beet, which is probably cooked out when it's canned. - 4/22/10

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  • I love beets, yummy! - 12/31/09

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  • Roasted beets are worth the little bit of effort. These are so much better than canned! - 11/11/09

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  • 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Just bought some beets at the farmers market. I think I try this or some of the modifications in the comments. Thanks - 9/12/09

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  • Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    very tasty, I'm waiting for my bibb lettuce to mature - 6/4/09

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