Roasted Beets and Garlic

Submitted by daisygrl64

"You can roast more than one color of beets, such as golden and red at the same time. Just remember to wrap each color individually in foil to prevent them from bleeding into each other. From Canadian Living Magazine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 heads garlic, unpeeled
• 6 medium beets (about 1 1/4lb)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. remove outer skin layer from garlic heads.
2. wrap garlic and beets in foil or place in covered casserole dish.
3. roast in 375*F-190*C oven until tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
4. let cool enough to handle.
5. peel beets, cut into wedges.
6. set garlic and beets aside.
7. meanwhile, in large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, cook tarragon, salt and pepper stirring for 2 minutes.
8. add beets and garlic, toss gently to coat.
9. heat through about 2 minutes.

Reviews

[Bergy]

Beets are not my favorite vegetable but when I tasted these beets I decided that they could become one of my favorites. The recipe mellows the flavor and the garlic gives them some punch I used dried taragon but the flavor still came through

 

[Rita1652]

I used 3 large beets that I sliced added all the ingredients and roasted for 75 minutes in a casserole dish. Making this an easy ready to serve dish! My leftovers are getting dizzzled with a balsamic to be enjoyed cold. Thanks for the yummy goodness!

 

[AcadiaTwo]

I gave this recipe 4 stars since the roasting of the beets was spot on, however the garlic was cooked way too long and was brown and hard when I opened the foil pack. I think the garlic shouldn't have been peeled or cooked for the same amount of time as the beets. Perhaps the top of the bulb should have been sliced off and the garlic left in their jackets. So I wound up sauteing a tablespoon worth of minced garlic in a jar, and adding the beets, tarragon & seasoning to that. Next time I make this I'm just going skip cooking the garlic as the beets part is definitely worth 5-stars. Made for Photo tag.

 

[SouthernMyst]

Following the directions given, our beets burnt. It was my first time trying beets, so I suppose I might have done something wrong, but I did follow the directions. May try it again sometime.