if you would have told me 5 years ago that i would be craving beets for dinner i would have told you that you were clinically insane. its not that i don’t like veggies or anything like that, because i most certainly do – except cauliflower – but beets were never my favorite. i have come to learn that the true problem was that i just did not care for pickled beets as much as an unpickled beet. we had a salad at church this past weekend and karen used boiled beets, which i really liked. this peaked my intrigue to try cooking beets at home. will and i got two huge bunches of organic beets this past weekend at the teeter. i got them home and was not quite sure what i was going to come up with, but i knew it would be colorful! i got done work at a regular time tonight and decided it was beet tackle night. i rolled into the kitchen and pulled those pretty little critters out of their bags. they were so gorgeous i had to start snapping photos. the more i did to them, washed them, cleaned them up, peeled them, sliced them, the prettier they became. i decided i would roast them. all vegetables are amazing roasted – right? maybe even cauliflower (maybe i will try it…). into the oven they went for about 40 minutes on 400 degrees. they came out earthy, but as sweet as candy! super delish! i plated them up on some bib lettuce, orange slices, goat cheese, and a fresh little champagne vinaigrette. all i can say is yummo! if you have never tried this before, you better go get your self some beets right now and try this out!
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