I like to make this golden beets recipe for a recent fall lunch. Feta, pistachios, and a spiced lemon dressing fill it with thrilling textures and flavors.

After I see golden beets on the farmers market, I can by no means resist bringing them house. I really like roasting them till they’re tender and juicy, with a translucent, sunshine-yellow colour that makes them so thrilling and interesting.

Due to their candy, earthy taste, the roasted golden beets are scrumptious on their very own, however I like them much more once they’re tossed right into a easy golden beet salad. I stability out their sweetness with salty feta cheese, add toasted pistachios for crunch, and drizzle them with a spiced lemon dressing for pop. Toss in a pair handfuls of arugula, and you’ll have made my best fall lunch. It’s colourful, recent, satisfying, and filled with contrasting textures and flavors. The following time you get your fingers on a bunch of golden beets, I hope you’ll attempt it.

Roasted Golden Beets Recipe Elements

You solely want a couple of fundamental substances to make this golden beets recipe:

• Golden beets, in fact! Slice off the beet greens and save them for an additional use (I prefer to sauté them and serve them as a aspect dish.)
• Arugula – I really like its peppery taste with the candy beets.
• Feta cheese – It provides salty, tangy taste.
• Pistachios – For crunch!
• And my lemon French dressing – For this recipe, I boost the dressing with cumin and coriander and sweeten it with a bit of additional honey. It provides vivid, fragrant taste to the straightforward salad.

Prime it off with microgreens, and get pleasure from!

Discover the whole recipe with measurements beneath.

Golden Beets Recipe Variations

• Make it a meal. I typically get pleasure from this recipe for lunch with a slice of crusty bread, however there are additionally different methods to make it a meal. Combine in some cooked farro, quinoa, or lentils, or pair it with a cup of butternut squash soup (or any of those 33 Greatest Soup Recipes!).
• Use one other kind of beets. For those who can’t discover golden beets, crimson beets or pink Chioggia beets would work properly right here too. I discover that yellow beets are inclined to have a sweeter, milder taste than different varieties, so if you happen to do use crimson beets, understand that this dish might be earthier and “beet-ier.”
• Attempt a distinct cheese. Beets + goat cheese are a traditional mixture! For those who don’t have feta available, comfortable goat cheese could be an ideal sub.
• Change the nut. Attempt toasted walnuts or pepitas as an alternative of the pistachios.
• Add recent herbs. Prime the salad with parsley, cilantro, or recent mint.
• Or use one other dressing. My tahini dressing or apple cider vinegar dressing could be improbable on these roasted golden beets.

Let me know what variations you attempt!

Extra Favourite Beet Recipes

For those who love this recipe, attempt one in all these beet recipes subsequent:

Roasted Golden Beets

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook dinner Time: 1 hr

Serves 4

This roasted golden beets recipe is a wholesome, scrumptious aspect dish or gentle lunch! See the submit above for my favourite variations and serving recommendations.

• Four to five medium golden beets
• Lemon French dressing
• ¾ teaspoon floor coriander
• ½ teaspoon honey
• ¼ teaspoon floor cumin
• 2 cups arugula
• ¼ cup crumbled feta
• 2 tablespoons chopped toasted pistachios
• Sea salt
• Freshly floor black pepper
• Microgreens, non-obligatory

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.

• Place every beet on a bit of aluminum foil, drizzle generously with olive oil, and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly floor black pepper. Wrap the beets within the foil and roast on a baking sheet for 40 to 90 minutes, or till comfortable and fork-tender. The cooking time will depend upon the scale and freshness of the beets. Take away the beets from the oven, take away the foil, and put aside to chill. When the beets are cool to the contact, peel off the skins. I like to carry them beneath operating water and slide the skins off with my fingers.

• Slice the beets into halves, quarters, or chew-sized items, and place them within the fridge till prepared to make use of.

• Make the lemon French dressing dressing in response to this recipe, omitting the thyme, and including the coriander, honey, and cumin.

• Prepare the beets, arugula, feta and pistachios on a platter. Drizzle with a number of the dressing and season with salt and pepper. Prime with microgreens, if desired, and serve.