Puntarelle-Citrus Salad with Roasted Beets
Puntarelle stays bright and crisp in this salad, while beets bring a tender, earthy sweetness. Puntarelle is a specialty buy—check your local farmers market, or substitute another bitter chicory.
Roasted Beets with Garden Herbs and Goat Feta
Roasting beets brings out their earthy sweetness, leaving them tender and easy to peel. A vibrant dressing and generous crumbles of fresh cheese complete this elegant side dish.
Beets and Pistachio Yogurt
Using both pistachio oil and roasted pistachios creates a rich, nutty flavor that pairs well with roastedbeets. Serve leftover yogurt with crispychicken thighsor roastedsweet potatoes.
Beet-and-Onion Salad
Sweet beets, crisp onion, and great olive oil and vinegar are all you need to make this simple and crowd-pleasing salad from Spanish winemaker Álvaro Palacios.Slideshow:
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Beet Muhammara
Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling of Botanica in Los Angeles created this vibrant purple dip when they were trying to “Botanica-ize” the traditional Middle Eastern red pepper dip. “I love the texture and sweet earthiness that comes from the raw beet,” says Fiffer.Slideshow:
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Beets & Berries
Adapted fromON VEGETABLES: MODERN RECIPES FOR THE HOME KITCHENby Jeremy Fox (Phaidon, $49.95 US/$59.95 CAN, April 2017)Slideshow:
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