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Sliced roasted beets on a white plate.
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5 from 4 votes

Oven Roasted Beets

Easy Roasted Beets Recipe (with Step-by-Step Instructions)
Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Roasted Beets
Servings: 12
Calories: 65kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

  • 3 red beets
  • 3 golden beets
  • olive oil
  • sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400-degrees F. Rinse beets and cut off the leafy stems and bottoms so they sit flat.
    A raw beet with the stem and bottom cut off for roasting.
  • Place each beet on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with enough olive oil to cover the beet. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper to taste and wrap tightly with the foil.
    A raw beet covered in olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 60-90 minutes or until fork-tender. If you pull it out and it's not soft enough, simply re-wrap and return to the oven until done.
    Roasted beets that were wrapped in foil and have been uncovered to show doneness.
  • Remove beets from the oven and allow to cool until cool enough to handle. Using gloves, rub the tough skin away from the beet. It should come off easily. It also helps to do this under running cold water. Place in a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
    A beet being held with a blue-gloved hand.
  • When completely cool, cut the beets into wedges, cubes, or slices. Serve as a side dish or over salad.
    Beets sliced on a white cutting board.

Notes

  • Both red and golden beets are high in nutritional value, in fact, their nutritional content is almost identical. Red beets taste more earthy and have a stronger flavor. Golden beets are slightly more sweet and mild tasting. If you are new to eating beets, I would opt for the golden beet since it doesn't have quite as strong of a flavor. 
  • Some tips for perfectly roasted beets include: choose the right size of beets, leave the skins on, properly season them and place beets on a roasting pan with tin foil for easy clean up.
  • Start roasting for about 45 minutes and check for doneness by inserting a knife or fork into the beets. They should be tender but not too mushy.

Nutrition

Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg