Roasted Golden Beets Holy Cow Vegan Recipes

I planted beets one year in my vegetable garden. I love these brilliant, beautiful, earthy vegetables with a passion, and had high hopes of harvesting fresh beets all summer long. The experience was not a complete disaster, but also not quite what I envisioned. While I did get armfuls of beet greens, wonderful to toss into a stir-fried side or salad or dal, the beets themselves grew no larger than marbles. I haven’t tried my hand at growing beets since, but I do buy them ever so often, especially when I can get fresh, organic beets and greens at the market. In spring, it’s that much easier. I had a bunch of beautiful golden beets on hand after my last trip to the market, and, the other night, looking for something easy but delicious to make with them, I created this recipe for Roasted Golden Beets with Rosemary and Garlic. Beets take beautifully to herbs, and they combine easily and naturally with garlic, which tones down as well as enhances their earthy flavor. (Try this utterly simple dish of beets with garlic and olive oil, another one of my beloved recipes to see just how well garlic and beets pair together). In this roasted beets recipe it’s rather wonderful how the roasting concentrates the sweetness of the beets. The recipe itself is very simple, requiring just four ingredients (and the salt and pepper, of course). What are you planting in your vegetable garden this year? I just got started with mine, and with my hands as full as they are, I am sticking to the easy ones– a few tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, zucchini, and peppers. Here’s looking forward to a bountiful summer of fresh, homegrown vegetables. And if you’ve ever grown beets, I’d love to know your secret. Check to get new recipe updates by email.