Roasted Beets and Carrots

"Caramelized and delicious. Use organic whole carrots for better true-carrot flavor. I use turbinado sugar because the crystals are bigger and they dissolve more slowly, which seems to lead to a better caramelized crust. I sometimes do a mix of half golden beets and half red beets -- then when I serve them, I fan the veggies out on the platter in a rainbow: golden beets, carrots, then red beets. Pretty!"
 
Download
photo by Jessica D. photo by Jessica D.
photo by Jessica D.
photo by Bonnie G #2 photo by Bonnie G #2
photo by 2Bleu photo by 2Bleu
photo by januarybride photo by januarybride
Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

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.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. I used two colors of beets, fresh from the garden and added chopped onions and loved the result. Bright color that was so attractive, The flavors blended together nicely and where easy to bring together which was nice since we were having company over - everyone enjoyed
     
  2. This recipe was easy to prepare and my guests enjoyed the dish a lot! The vegetables caramelized beautifully......
     
  3. 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!
     
  4. I didn't care for this. I think vegetables need more oil than vinegar in order to achieve good carmelization, and I think the vinegar caused them to be a bit dry and detracted from the taste of the veggies. I used sugar in the raw and could see no difference.
     
  5. 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. :)
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Two of my three cats. <img src="http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/512309/shayn%20ying.jpg"> And my *biggest* and *BEST* cat of all: <img src="http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/512309/gabby%206th%20birthday%20leopard.jpg"> I am a busy mom of small children by day, and I work part-time as a doctor at night. I am trying to find the ever-elusive balance between career-track and mommy-track. Cooking and baking bring me joy, and I love to see my kids eat healthy homemade foods. I have relatives with a local organic farm, so I use their produce as much as possible. Yum! After some trial and error with rating recipes for various contests and tag games, I think I will from now on stick to the definitions provided by Zaar: 3 stars means I liked it! I might have had to make some adjustments, though. 4 stars means I LOVED it! Almost no adjusting was necessary. 5 stars means one of the most outstanding things I have ever tasted! Stands, as is, as a fabulous dish. I can't imagine giving only 1 or 2 stars -- that would mean that I either picked a recipe that I should have known wouldn't suit my taste, or that I really messed up while making the recipe. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z205/jubespage/kid-friendlytag-participation2.gif"> <img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/Sharon123/Copyoftag300-banner.jpg" border="0" alt="Susie's Banner for Newest Zaar Tag"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%204/ZWTAB-tg.gif"> <img src="http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3476/mybanner483b81c1ea2dfah7.jpg"> <img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/DesertRose.jpg"><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/lauralie41/cookbookswapspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"><a href="http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view¤t=kidfrecipeswap.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/kidfrecipeswap.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC11-SusieCat.jpg"> <img src="http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/copperhorse58/Zaar%20Food%20Photos/Food%20Photos%202008/herbspicesticker.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/CV.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/Ingredients/Other/photo-swap-7sticky.jpg"> <img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj240/marienixon_715/kittencaljpg.jpg"> <img src="http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/1956/holidaylightssticker.jpg"> <img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Saturn6666/Other/tagforpage1.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes