Beet Recipes

From roasted beets to beet “tartare” to even ice cream and cocktails, we’ve rounded up our favorite beet recipes. Roasted beets are a great accompaniment to grilled duck or lobster salad.

We use them to flavor a honey-mustard vinaigrette for grower’s salad and as the base for our rich beet ketchup. Pureed beets are a great addition to ricotta gnocchi, adding savor and a gorgeous color. Beets don’t seem like an obvious drink element, but their complex sweetness is perfect for adding depth to both cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages.

The sweetness of this beet-augmented margarita is tempered through the use of jalapeño-infused tequila. Find all kinds of uses for this striking root vegetable in our collection of our favorite beet recipes. Skillet-Cooked Duck Breast with Beets and Watercress Skillet-Cooked Duck Breast with Beets. Watercress Char Siu Chicken Sautéed Quail with Black Barley, Beets, and Fig Sauce Sautéed Quail with Black Barley, Beets, and Fig Sauce Oyster Club’s Lobster Sweet, tender pieces of lobster and beets are topped with a rich asparagus cream sauce in this recipe from Oyster Club in Mystic, Connecticut.

Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi with Wilted Beet Greens and Aged Balsamic For this Piedmontese dish, a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar adds a tangy complexity. Get the method for Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi with Wilted Beet Greens and Aged Balsamic » Beet Ketchup Ketchup made with roasted beets has a surprising, slightly earthy flavor—we love it in place of tomato ketchup on turkey burgers.

Beet “Tartare” Earthy roasted beets are brightened by fresh orange zest and tangy balsamic in this clever appetizer, which looks beautiful presented in individual endive spears. Roasted Beets with Orange and Crème Fraîche A cool and tangy crème fraîche dressing adorns roasted beets for a simple, colorful side dish.

We like to use a combination of red and golden beets for presentation. Roasted Winter Vegetables Shredded Apple, Beet, and Carrot Salad This stunning red salad gets its color from raw shredded beets, which mix with crunchy carrots and sweet-tart apples to make a crisp accompaniment for pork chops. Beets in Tart Cherry Sauce (Charkhlis Chogi) Tart cherries bring sweet-sour taste to this simple salad of herbs and roasted beets.

In this recipe, the addition of roasted beets and poppy seeds lends the end product a festive hue. A bit of crunch. ‪ Cold Beet Yogurt Soup Earthy beets, cooked and chilled, and blended with yogurt, dill, and lemon, make for a bright, perfectly balanced borscht-inspired bowl. Toast with Roasted Beet Dip, Smoked Salmon, and Watercress Roasting beets and puréeing them with a little balsamic vinegar makes a sweet, earthy spread that’s a perfect base for slices of smoked salmon and peppery watercress.

Producer’s Salad with Beet Vinaigrette This salad is topped with a bright thick sweet-tart pickled beet dressing. Get the method for Farmer’s Salad with Beet Vinaigrette » Lentil and Beet Salad with Lavender-Mustard Vinaigrette A honey-sweetened dressing of orange juice infused with lavender lends floral notes to a hearty lentil salad. Get the method for Lobster and Avocado Salad » Fermented Beets with Orange and Ginger This recipe is inspired by rosl, a Jewish specialty from the Ukraine that calls for pickling beets in brine.