Roasted Golden Beets with Orange and Thyme are just delightful! Sweetened with honey and orange, these golden beets are healthy so easy to make! Try the leftovers in a salad with arugula and crumbled blue cheese (or your favorite vegan cheese to keep it vegan).
Roasted Golden Beets with Orange and Thyme
Thanks, Eric! Love your herb garden.
Roasted Golden Beets with Orange and Thyme
source: Everyday Food January 2012
ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds beets
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 F. Scrub, peel, and cut the beets into 1-inch pieces.
Place cubed beets on large piece of foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil. Mix it all up with your hands (clean hands) and season with sea salt and ground pepper.
Fold foil around the beets and crimp the ends to form a packet. Roast until tender when pierced with a knife, about 45 minutes.
Transfer beets to a large bowl and drizzle with red-wine vinegar, honey and orange juice. Top with finely grated orange zest and fresh thyme leaves. *I adjusted these ingredients to my taste.
What healthy recipes are you trying this month?
Roasted Golden Beets with Orange and Thyme
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds beets
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Scrub, peel, and cut the beets into 1-inch pieces.
- Place cubed beets on large piece of foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil. Mix it all up with your hands (clean hands) and season with sea salt and ground pepper.
- Fold foil around the beets and crimp the ends to form a packet. Roast until tender when pierced with a knife, about 45 minutes.
- Transfer beets to a large bowl and drizzle with red-wine vinegar, honey and orange juice. Top with finely grated orange zest and fresh thyme leaves. *I adjusted these ingredients to my taste.
Lynn @ I'll Have What She's Having says
The beets are so pretty! It sounds like a great recipe.
I try to eat veggies every day, but I find it difficult in the winter. I need to make it a priority!
Nisrine M. says
I have yet to try golden beets. I don't like red beets but the color of these makes them look soo appetizing and the recipe definitely highlights them well.
Anonymous says
I am with you ,, trying to get more vegies in our diet, i like beets but hate the mess, I usually make just beet pickles, I will look for these golden beets for certain,, thanks for sharing, and thanks for visitng,,
Pacheco Patty says
So pretty, I could eat this every day, isn't it great that some healthy foods are so delicious;-)
Cookie Party says
Thumbs up on the health…ier eating plan for 2012! This recipe sounds delicious, I love the idea of the orange with the beets! For those that mentioned the mess of red beets, I wear a pair of dispoable gloves and peel them in advance of roasting, I find that peeling after roasting makes more of a mess! Also, if you are looking for some healthy recipe inspiration, I will be posting some on the blog this month too!
Mari @ Mari's Cakes says
I love the color of these beats! This dish looks very tasty!
Have a great one 🙂
A Thought For Food says
I will pretty much eat beets in any form but roasted golden beets are magical. And I love the addition of bright flavors like orange and thyme
Baking Serendipity says
I am definitely with you on the more veggies resolution. This looks like an awesome way to incorporate them. I've never tried golden beets before and am always up for something new 🙂
Kiri W. says
These look gorgeous! 🙂 I'd love to try beets with thyme!
Cookin' Canuck says
These beets are so beautiful and it's wonderful that you have access to fresh herbs right now (my plants are frozen solid at the moment).
Lisa says
I just started liking beets a year ago. I wish I could get back all the years I missed enjoying them! These are gorgeous, Lora, and with the orange, honey and thyme, no doubt delicious. Great to have a neighbor loaded with beautiful herbs. The frost already annihilated some of mine..time to bring some inside and baby them through the winter – and thyme has survived thus far 🙂
Shulie says
Ooh this salad looks fantastic, reminds me I need to pick up some beets. SO that is what you've done with the herbs from your neighbor's yard!! 🙂
Terra says
I used to be afraid of beets, I always thought the flavor would be awful. Then I worked with a wonderful Chef in Tucson, AZ. He had me try a golden beet, I was shocked, amazed, and in love! A golden beet has the most gorgeous flavor, I love the idea of adding Orange and thyme, sounds wonderful! I am big on incorporating healthy into the treats I already love:-) So I made a baked doughnut finally. I am excited to make soup this weekend:-) Hugs, Terra
Anonymous says
These look amazing! I got a chuckle out of you sneaking some herbs from your neighbor! Thanks for making these – I'm crazy about beets!
Sudha says
This is so healthy – thanks a lot for sharing!I too have a resolution to start the New Year on a healthy note and have an event running for that.Do drop in sometime for a peek:)I'm njoying your recipes in the meantime – love them!
Maris (In Good Taste) says
Golden beets are new to me but not for long! This looks so healthy and delicious.
Suzi says
I love beets! I have never seen the golden beets before but I will be on the look out now. What a fabulous recipe. Thanks for posting this. Hooray for beets.
Claudia says
Yes it's vegetable time and this dish celebrates it as much as we celebrate sweet in December!
The Mom Chef says
I'd love to find some golden beets like that. They're gorgeous. Very jealous of your neighbor's herbs as well. The temps in the teens over the past few nights have done in the few I had struggling to survive.
Yes, eating healthier is on our menu as well.
Nancy says
I just bought some beautiful yellow beets at the store yesterday and if I have extras I know EXACTLY what I am going to make – this! Love the simplicity of this dish!
EA-The Spicy RD says
Oh my goodness, these look and sound so yummy! I used to not be a beet eater, but I've been lovin' them the past several years. The great think about beets is that they can hide out in your fridge for awhile and not go bad 🙂 Even better, that you were able to use your neighbors thyme! Cheers to eating more veggies in 2012!
Jennifurla says
I can never find golden beets, want.
Krissy's Creations says
I love golden beets! It's always a hunt to find them, but once I do, I eat them all up :). Great recipe to incorporate more veggies into your diet.
Anh says
wow the color of the beet is so lovely!
Eliotseats says
I used to hate beets (probably because growing up I never had them if they weren't out of a tin can). Now I love them roasted (when they come out of the garden.)
BigFatBaker says
I love beets! The golden ones look so pretty too. I am trying to eat more veggies so this will be a perfect side dish one night soon!
Deb says
The golden beets are an elegant color! This recipe would be a wonderful alternative to my usual preparation of roasting. Luckily the heartier herbs in my garden are still producing: thyme, sage, mint, rosemary and even the parsley.
Beth Michelle says
I love the color of these beets! They are so pretty and probably dont stain your hands as bad! I havent seen any golden beets here in Israel but there is always an abundance of red beets. I will have to try this!
Lizzy Do says
Oh, I LOVE beets! And since I'm the only fan in the house, I can make a whole batch just for me! Perfect with thyme…mmmmmmmm.
Annapet says
I LOVE BEETS, and roasted is the way to go! I shall start some seeds TODAY!
Savory Sweet Living says
I love the golden color of these beets, so pretty! I agree we all need to eat more veggies and more healthy in the new year. Happy Happy 2012!
Paula says
Anything with fresh herbs added is wonderful. These golden beets look great and you are certainly off to a great start of eating healthier this year 🙂