Beetsleeksandonions Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Heat a heavy-based oven roasting pan on top of the stove and toss in the vegetables and garlic. Sprinkle with the oil. Stir until they start to brown. Add the herbs, sprinkle over the vinegar and season well.
• Put the pan in the oven and roast for about 15 mins, then reduce the heat to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and continue cooking for another 30 mins or so, stirring 2 to 3 times until the beetroots are tender. If the vegetables start to burn, add a little more oil and vinegar to the pan. Serve as a vegetable dish scattered with toasted pine nuts or as a main course with baby goat's cheese, cooked white beans and rocket.

Steps:

• Place sliced beets in large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and caraway seeds. Slowly add oil in a stream and continue whisking. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the beets leaving 3 tablespoons of dressing in the small bowl. Add the radishes and scallions to the remaining dressing in the small bowl and toss to coat. Place the lettuce on a platter and top with beets. Sprinkle beets with radishes and scallions. Garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a heavy-based oven roasting pan on top of the stove and toss the vegetables and garlic.
• Sprinkle with the oil.
• Stir until they start to brown.
• Add the herbs, sprinkle over the vinegar and season well.
• Put the pan in the oven and roast for about 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and continue cooking for another 30 minutes or so, stirring 2 or 3 times until the beets are tender.
• If the vegetables start to burn, add a little more oil and vinegar to the pan.

Steps:

• Prepare a moderately hot charcoal fire in a grill unit that has a cover.
• Place beets and red onions in a 10 inch cast iron skillet and drizzle with olive oil.
• Place skillet on grill rack over fire, cover the grill unit and roast the vegetables 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the vegetables.
• You may have to cook the beets a little longer than the onions.
• The onions should be soft to the touch and a fork should pierce the beets easily.
• Alternately, you can roast the beets in a skillet in a preheated 400 degree oven.
• Remove vegetables from skillet with tongs.
• Add broth, vinegar and 1 teaspoon thyme to the skillet, place over high heat and boil liquid, scraping bottom of skillet for about 4 minutes or until it's dark, glossy brown and syrupy.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Peel beets and onions when they're cool enough to handle.
• Slice the beets into julienne strips and onions into thin rings.
• Spoon liquid over onions and beets, add remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme and stir well to combine.
• Heat briefly and serve.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat butter, then stir in brown sugar & lemon juice & cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved.
• Add the beets & stir until well coated, then cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes or until beets are glazed.
• Stir in salt & pepper, then sprinkle beets with lemon zest & serve.