Roasted Beets

also called roasted beets · roast beetroot · oven beets · beetroot salad · dressed beets · baked beets

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Roasted Beets: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
The first hour is not roasting. It is steaming, in a foil tent, and that is why the skins come off in your hands.
2 lb(900 g; tops trimmed to an inch, tails left on)beetswash and cover with a splash of waterroast covered 400°F (200°C) 60 minrub the skins off hot, under a toweldress while still warmstand 15 min, then fold in the herbs
1/4 cup(60 mL)water
1 Tbs(15 mL)olive oil
2 Tbs(30 mL)red wine vinegar
1 tspkosher salt
2 Tbs(30 mL)extra-virgin olive oil
2 Tbs(chopped)dill
1 tsporange zest
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2wash and cover with a splash of water

5dress while still warm

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6stand 15 min, then fold in the herbs

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  1. wash and cover with a splash of water

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  2. roast covered 400°F (200°C) 60 min

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  3. rub the skins off hot, under a towel

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  4. dress while still warm

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  5. stand 15 min, then fold in the herbs

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>> title: Roasted Beets
>> category: Vegetables & Sides
>> tags: beets, roast, vinegar, dill, side, make-ahead
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: roasted beets, roast beetroot, oven beets, beetroot salad, dressed beets, baked beets
>> pairs-with: green-goddess-dressing, tabbouleh
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 40 min

>> step: The first hour is not roasting. It is steaming, in a foil tent, and that is why the skins come off in your hands.
The first hour is not roasting.

>> step: wash and cover with a splash of water
Scrub @beets{2%lb}(900 g; tops trimmed to an inch, tails left on) and put them in a baking dish with @water{1/4%cup}(60 mL) and @olive oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL), then cover the dish tightly with foil.

>> step: roast covered 400°F (200°C) 60 min
Roast @&(~1)covered beets{} at 400°F (200°C) ~roast{60%min}, until a paring knife slides to the middle and comes out with no resistance at all.

>> step: rub the skins off hot, under a towel
Rub the skins off @&(~1)hot beets{} with a folded towel you do not mind staining, then cut them into wedges.

>> step: dress while still warm
Toss @&(~1)peeled beets{} while still warm with @red wine vinegar{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @kosher salt{1%tsp} and @extra-virgin olive oil{2%Tbs}(30 mL).

>> step: stand 15 min, then fold in the herbs
Let @&(~1)dressed beets{} ~stand{15%min}, then fold in @dill{2%Tbs}(chopped) and @orange zest{1%tsp}.