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beets and sweets

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Recipe by
Chef Potpie (Laurel)
@ChefPotpie
Southworth, WA

This roasted vegetable side dish is sweet and delicious! Somehow I always forget how much I like beets. When a friend served this to us with roasted chicken we were hooked! The prep is a bit time consuming but well worth it. I wear latex gloves when handling beets, but if you don't mind temporary pink fingers, this is not necessary! As a side note, I grew up with my mom and grams calling sweet potatoes yams, and was confused until I did some research. Sweet potatoes are the orange kind! Sometimes I still get confused and have to look it up again!

(1 rating)
method Roast

Ingredients For beets and sweets

  • 3
    sweet potatoes (the orange ones!)
  • 2
    beets
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 level tsp
    garlic powder (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    real maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh thyme leaves, chopped

How To Make beets and sweets

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 425F. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray. Peel sweet potatoes and beets and cut into 1-inch dice.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes, beets, olive oil, garlic powder, salt & pepper until well coated. Place on baking tray in a single layer and put in oven, roast for about 25 minutes.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, in a small skillet, melt the butter with the thyme, and allow the butter to brown over medium heat. This will take about 4-5 minutes. Take care not to let it get too dark. It should smell nutty, not burnt!
  • 4
    Stir in the maple syrup and remove the pan from the heat.
  • 5
    After 25 minutes, remove the tray from the oven, pour the browned butter glaze over the vegetables and toss them to combine.
  • 6
    Place the vegetables, (in single layer so they will brown, not steam) back in the oven for 10-15 minutes, then remove to a serving dish. Sprinkle with more chopped thyme if desired.
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