What Do You Do with Beets? | Answering Your Home Cooking Questions

From Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy Food Friends

Could beets become a family favorite if you just found the right way to make them?

In this bite-sized episode, we share a listener's question with expert advice, simple strategies, and lots of delicious ideas to inspire your cooking!

By the end of this episode, you’ll discover our favorite ways to use beets, like in colorful soups, as crispy chips, and in meal-prep-friendly salads.

You’ll also learn some unexpected ways to incorporate beets into both savory AND sweet dishes. Plus, we share our best tips for the easiest ways to cook a big batch or even freeze beets for later.

Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration!

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Links:

Pineapple beet smoothie from Three Little Chickpeas

Roasted beet hummus from Food 52

Persian yogurt beet dip from Unicorns in the Kitchen

Jeweled roasted vegetables (mix of beets, carrots, and Brussels sprouts) from The Food You Crave

Oven-baked beet chips from A Spicy Perspective

Scuttlebutt sandwiches from NYT Cooking

Sabich sandwiches from Food Network

Beautiful Soup by Celia Barbour for NYT Cooking

Sonya’s family borscht recipe

Ukrainian beet salad (Vinegret) from The New Baguette

Roasted beet salad over labneh from Evergreen Kitchen

Roasted beets in a sherry vinegar marinade from Superman Cooks

Flourless beet brownies by Jerelle Guy for NYT Cooking

Chocolate beet cake by Nigel Slater for Food 52

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