My favourite method how to prepare fresh beetroot either for salad or as a side dish is slowly roasting it in the oven wrapped in foil. The preparation isn’t messy and even bigger beets come out tender, juicy and sweet.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine British
Keyword beetroot, roasted
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours5 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Calories 32kcal
Author Lea
Equipment
Foil
Ingredients
3BeetrootWhole, with skin
1tbpsOlive oil
Salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 140°C.
Clean beetroot from all dirt. Chop off the thin root at the bottom and discard the leaves.
Tip: There is no need to peel the skin off. It’s much easier to do it once the beetroot is cooked.
Place the whole beetroot onto the foil. Sprinkle it with salt and toss with a spoon of olive oil.
Close all sides of the foil so the air can’t escape during roasting.
Place the beetroot into the oven and roast for approximately 2 – 3 hours depending on the size of the vegetables.
Test them with a fork or a knife, if they feel tender all the way through, they are done.