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Photo: Photography / Jacob Fox, Styling / Sammy Mila
We love these beet recipes that highlight one of the most underrated vegetables. Pairingdeliciously earthy beetswith naturally sweet or tangy ingredients, like carrots, goat cheese and peaches, makes for dishes you’ll come back to again and again. Recipes like our Kale Salad with Beets & Wild Rice and Roasted Root Vegetables with Goat Cheese Polenta are delicious, healthy ways to shine aspotlight on fresh beets.
01of 30Air Fryer Beets with FetaView RecipeJacob FoxThis air-fryer beets with feta recipe is a great way to enjoy beets. It’s super easy to throw together, and it’s just as good eaten cold as part of a salad as it is warm on its own.
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Air Fryer Beets with Feta
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Jacob Fox
This air-fryer beets with feta recipe is a great way to enjoy beets. It’s super easy to throw together, and it’s just as good eaten cold as part of a salad as it is warm on its own.
02of 30Roasted Root Vegetables with Goat Cheese PolentaView RecipeThis is true healthy comfort food—a bowl of soft, creamy polenta topped with warm roasted vegetables infused with garlic and sage.
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Roasted Root Vegetables with Goat Cheese Polenta
This is true healthy comfort food—a bowl of soft, creamy polenta topped with warm roasted vegetables infused with garlic and sage.
03of 30Beet & Goat Cheese SaladView RecipeThis stunning winter salad gets its sweet, earthy flavor from roasted beets and balsamic vinegar. Creamy goat cheese and peppery arugula add color and balance, while toasted walnuts add crunch. A mandoline is the best way to get thin, even slices from the roasted beets.
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Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
This stunning winter salad gets its sweet, earthy flavor from roasted beets and balsamic vinegar. Creamy goat cheese and peppery arugula add color and balance, while toasted walnuts add crunch. A mandoline is the best way to get thin, even slices from the roasted beets.
04of 30Roasted Beet HummusView RecipeThis vibrant hummus recipe couldn’t be easier—just toss a few ingredients in the food processor and whir away! Roasted beets make this healthy dip extra flavorful. Serve with veggie chips, pita chips or crudités.
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Roasted Beet Hummus
This vibrant hummus recipe couldn’t be easier—just toss a few ingredients in the food processor and whir away! Roasted beets make this healthy dip extra flavorful. Serve with veggie chips, pita chips or crudités.
05of 30Crispy Beet Fries with FetaView RecipeAlexandra ShytsmanThese crispy beet fries are tossed in fresh herbs and briny feta cheese. They get nice and crispy on the outside thanks to the air fryer. Mixing up the color of the beets isn’t necessary but adds a wow factor.
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Crispy Beet Fries with Feta
Alexandra Shytsman
These crispy beet fries are tossed in fresh herbs and briny feta cheese. They get nice and crispy on the outside thanks to the air fryer. Mixing up the color of the beets isn’t necessary but adds a wow factor.
06of 30Crispy Smashed Beets with Goat CheeseView RecipeCooked beets are lightly pressed and pan-fried for a charred, crispy outer crust—similar to that of smashed potatoes. The herbed goat cheese dip makes this healthy appetizer or easy side dish even more delicious.
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Crispy Smashed Beets with Goat Cheese
Cooked beets are lightly pressed and pan-fried for a charred, crispy outer crust—similar to that of smashed potatoes. The herbed goat cheese dip makes this healthy appetizer or easy side dish even more delicious.
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Tuna, White Bean & Dill Salad
08of 30Red Quinoa Salad with Golden Beets & PistachiosView RecipeMarty BaldwinBright golden beets contrast with the red quinoa for a colorful salad full of texture and flavor. Chopped pistachios add crunch while feta brings saltiness to this stunning salad.
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Red Quinoa Salad with Golden Beets & Pistachios
Marty Baldwin
Bright golden beets contrast with the red quinoa for a colorful salad full of texture and flavor. Chopped pistachios add crunch while feta brings saltiness to this stunning salad.
09of 30Honey-Roasted BeetsView RecipeEarthy beets turn sweet and tender when they’re roasted. Preheating your baking sheet speeds up the roasting time and gives the outside of the beets a quick and flavorful sear. Honey and lemon juice add sweet and tangy notes.
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Honey-Roasted Beets
Earthy beets turn sweet and tender when they’re roasted. Preheating your baking sheet speeds up the roasting time and gives the outside of the beets a quick and flavorful sear. Honey and lemon juice add sweet and tangy notes.
10of 30Roasted Beet SaladView RecipeWalnuts, red onion and dill make this roasted beet salad recipe a fantastic accompaniment to chicken or topping for hummus. If you can’t find beets with greens attached, use 1 pound of beets and 8 ounces of chard leaves.
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Roasted Beet Salad
Walnuts, red onion and dill make this roasted beet salad recipe a fantastic accompaniment to chicken or topping for hummus. If you can’t find beets with greens attached, use 1 pound of beets and 8 ounces of chard leaves.
11of 30Pickled Beet, Arugula & Herbed Goat Cheese SandwichView RecipeJacob FoxThis pickled beet, arugula and goat cheese sandwich is peppery with creamy notes from the goat cheese and sweet and tangy undertones from the pickled beets. Chopped walnuts add nuttiness and crunch to this easy sandwich.
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Pickled Beet, Arugula & Herbed Goat Cheese Sandwich
This pickled beet, arugula and goat cheese sandwich is peppery with creamy notes from the goat cheese and sweet and tangy undertones from the pickled beets. Chopped walnuts add nuttiness and crunch to this easy sandwich.
12of 30Beet JerkyView RecipeTed & Chelsea CavanaughYou have to taste it to believe it—these beets have all the savory flavor and chewy texture of classic beef jerky but are entirely vegan. Keep them on hand for snacking, in an airtight container, for up to five days.
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Beet Jerky
Ted & Chelsea Cavanaugh
You have to taste it to believe it—these beets have all the savory flavor and chewy texture of classic beef jerky but are entirely vegan. Keep them on hand for snacking, in an airtight container, for up to five days.
13of 30Sheet-Pan Shrimp & BeetsView RecipeFor this easy sheet-pan dinner, beets get a head start in the oven while you prep the shrimp and kale. For a prettier presentation, leave the shrimp tails intact. Serve this one-pan recipe with a cool glass of rosé.
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Sheet-Pan Shrimp & Beets
For this easy sheet-pan dinner, beets get a head start in the oven while you prep the shrimp and kale. For a prettier presentation, leave the shrimp tails intact. Serve this one-pan recipe with a cool glass of rosé.
14of 30Green Salad with Edamame & BeetsView RecipeKatie WebsterThis big salad is a feast for the eyes and an everyday way to incorporate nutrient-rich beets and plant-based protein from edamame (green soybeans). If you’re not a fan of cilantro, mix in freshly chopped basil or dill instead.
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Green Salad with Edamame & Beets
Katie Webster
This big salad is a feast for the eyes and an everyday way to incorporate nutrient-rich beets and plant-based protein from edamame (green soybeans). If you’re not a fan of cilantro, mix in freshly chopped basil or dill instead.
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Borscht with Beef
16of 30Kale Salad with Beets & Wild RiceView RecipeBeets and kale, speckled with chewy wild rice and crunchy sunflower seeds, make a satisfying, colorful dinner salad. The beets are nicest when they are sliced paper thin. Use a mandoline or vegetable slicer, if you have one.
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Kale Salad with Beets & Wild Rice
Beets and kale, speckled with chewy wild rice and crunchy sunflower seeds, make a satisfying, colorful dinner salad. The beets are nicest when they are sliced paper thin. Use a mandoline or vegetable slicer, if you have one.
17of 30Corned Beet Reuben SandwichView RecipeTossing beets with coriander, mustard seeds, cinnamon and allspice gives them a savory corned-beef flavor. With this vegetarian Reuben sandwich, you won’t miss the meat.
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Corned Beet Reuben Sandwich
Tossing beets with coriander, mustard seeds, cinnamon and allspice gives them a savory corned-beef flavor. With this vegetarian Reuben sandwich, you won’t miss the meat.
18of 30Bitter Greens Salad with Beets & OrangesView RecipeLeigh BeischBeets may be earthy, tasting of the soil they’re grown in, but these roots also contain the most natural sugar of any vegetable. And when roasted, all that sweetness is intensified. This jewel-toned take on Caprese swaps tomatoes for beets and oranges and basil for peppery arugula and radicchio. Toasted breadcrumbs sprinkled over the top add crunch.
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Bitter Greens Salad with Beets & Oranges
Leigh Beisch
Beets may be earthy, tasting of the soil they’re grown in, but these roots also contain the most natural sugar of any vegetable. And when roasted, all that sweetness is intensified. This jewel-toned take on Caprese swaps tomatoes for beets and oranges and basil for peppery arugula and radicchio. Toasted breadcrumbs sprinkled over the top add crunch.
19of 30Melting Beets with Goat CheeseView RecipePhotography / Jacob Fox, Styling / Sammy MilaRoasting the beets with broth makes them crispy on the outside, yet tender on the inside. Crumbled goat cheese tops these melt-in-your-mouth beets for an easy side dish.
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Melting Beets with Goat Cheese
Photography / Jacob Fox, Styling / Sammy Mila
Roasting the beets with broth makes them crispy on the outside, yet tender on the inside. Crumbled goat cheese tops these melt-in-your-mouth beets for an easy side dish.
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Ginger-Beet Juice
21of 30Beet ChipsView RecipeMake perfectly crunchy veggie chips at home with this healthy recipe. Use a mandoline to slice the beets extra-thin for the optimum crunch!
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Beet Chips
Make perfectly crunchy veggie chips at home with this healthy recipe. Use a mandoline to slice the beets extra-thin for the optimum crunch!
22of 30Lemon-Herb Roasted BeetsView RecipeWe love how roasting brings out the sweet flavor of beets. Golden beets look especially pretty when tossed with the fresh herb and lemon seasoning mix, but any type of beets will work in this recipe. If you’re a lemon lover, be sure to add the squeeze of fresh lemon juice after the beets are roasted.
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Lemon-Herb Roasted Beets
We love how roasting brings out the sweet flavor of beets. Golden beets look especially pretty when tossed with the fresh herb and lemon seasoning mix, but any type of beets will work in this recipe. If you’re a lemon lover, be sure to add the squeeze of fresh lemon juice after the beets are roasted.
23of 30Roasted Beet & Blueberry SaladView RecipeChef Scott Graden of New Scenic Café outside Duluth, Minnesota, pickles beets to use in the winter, but in summer he cooks them up fresh in preparations like this blueberry salad.
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Roasted Beet & Blueberry Salad
Chef Scott Graden of New Scenic Café outside Duluth, Minnesota, pickles beets to use in the winter, but in summer he cooks them up fresh in preparations like this blueberry salad.
24of 30Big Beautiful Summer SaladView RecipeThis gorgeous and healthy summer vegetable salad is loaded with pretty produce, including golden beets, avocado, corn, microgreens and radishes. Chickpeas and edamame add substance, and an herb-filled buttermilk-avocado dressing makes this salad really special. Serve it on its own for a light vegetarian meal or add grilled chicken for an easy weeknight dinner.
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Big Beautiful Summer Salad
This gorgeous and healthy summer vegetable salad is loaded with pretty produce, including golden beets, avocado, corn, microgreens and radishes. Chickpeas and edamame add substance, and an herb-filled buttermilk-avocado dressing makes this salad really special. Serve it on its own for a light vegetarian meal or add grilled chicken for an easy weeknight dinner.
25of 30Roasted Salmon Rice Bowl with Beets & BrusselsView RecipeRoasting vegetables and salmon together on one sheet pan while the rice cooks makes an easy, satisfying meal packed with protein, whole grains and veggies. To ensure that you’re getting 100% whole grains, look for a wild rice blend that consists of wild and brown rice.
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Roasted Salmon Rice Bowl with Beets & Brussels
Roasting vegetables and salmon together on one sheet pan while the rice cooks makes an easy, satisfying meal packed with protein, whole grains and veggies. To ensure that you’re getting 100% whole grains, look for a wild rice blend that consists of wild and brown rice.
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Warm Beet & Spinach Salad
27of 30Brown Sugar-Glazed BeetsView RecipeTry a sweet glaze on beets or other root vegetables to help balance their earthy flavor. This easy recipe will work with steamed carrots, turnips or rutabagas too.
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Brown Sugar-Glazed Beets
Try a sweet glaze on beets or other root vegetables to help balance their earthy flavor. This easy recipe will work with steamed carrots, turnips or rutabagas too.
28of 30BorschtView RecipeBorscht is a simple beet soup typically made with beef broth and garnished with sour cream. We give it a kick with horseradish. For a vegetarian soup, use vegetable broth instead.
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Borscht
Borscht is a simple beet soup typically made with beef broth and garnished with sour cream. We give it a kick with horseradish. For a vegetarian soup, use vegetable broth instead.
29of 30Melting Beets with RicottaView RecipePhotographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie ProbstCreamy, herbaceous, earthy, sweet, crisp and melt-in-your-mouth all at once? This simple recipe is firing on all cylinders. Use any color beets if golden beets aren’t available. Either way, the cider vinegar will still make them pop, and the ricotta garnish adds just the right amount of creaminess.
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Melting Beets with Ricotta
Photographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie Probst
Creamy, herbaceous, earthy, sweet, crisp and melt-in-your-mouth all at once? This simple recipe is firing on all cylinders. Use any color beets if golden beets aren’t available. Either way, the cider vinegar will still make them pop, and the ricotta garnish adds just the right amount of creaminess.
30of 30Charred Onions & Beets with Creamy Feta DressingView RecipeCharlotte & Johnny AutryTaking the time to char the onions creates bold flavor and enhances its natural sweetness. Roasted walnut oil adds rich, buttery flavor, but olive oil works as well too.
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Charred Onions & Beets with Creamy Feta Dressing
Charlotte & Johnny Autry
Taking the time to char the onions creates bold flavor and enhances its natural sweetness. Roasted walnut oil adds rich, buttery flavor, but olive oil works as well too.
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