Roasted Beets and Carrots
photo by Jessica D.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 -3 medium beets
- 4 -5 carrots
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil, divided
- 1⁄2 cup balsamic vinegar, divided
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, divided (sugar in the raw)
directions
- Peel carrots and cut diagonally into 1-2 inch thick wedges (1 inch for the thick end of the carrot, 2 inch for the thin end).
- Place in a large bowl and toss with 1/4 cup each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp kosher salt, and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Set aside.
- Peel beets, slice into cubes approximately 1-2 inches square.
- Spray baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix carrots one more time, then empty gently into half of baking pan.
- Move beets to bowl, toss gently with remaining oil, vinegar, salt and sugar.
- Let stand 2-3 minutes, then toss one more time before transferring to other half of baking pan.
- Bake 375-400°F for one hour, uncovered, tossing each vegetable separately once during cooking.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Delicious! I left out the sugar and I don't think the vegetables really needed it. Just used salt and pepper, oil and balsamic vinegar. Roasted my veggies for about 75 minutes, and added a touch more balsamic vinegar before serving. Beautifully caramelized, wonderful flavour, and got requests to make it again the next day. Thank you!
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I used jar beets (Greenwood Brand), and mixed them in a baggie all together with the other ingredients and let them marinade for a few hours. Rather than roast them, I simmered them to warm on the stovetop (This is because my oven was in use by a 2.5 hr to bake cheesecake and I was hungry, lol). The carrots flavored the beets and vice-versa. A wonderful and delicious combination. Thanks for sharing. :)
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