What’s the best way to bring out beets’ sweet, earthy flavor? Roasting!

Vitamin-rich beets add their sweet flair to everything from cocktails to carpaccio

by Janet Blaser

Published February 1, 2022

While I’ve eaten beets for many years (including those I grew myself), it was only recently that I discovered how much more delicious they taste roasted instead of steamed.

A long, slow roasting deepens their natural sweetness, and in the method explained below, whole beets are cooked in a sealed foil packet, trapping their natural moistness — in essence, steaming them in their own juices.

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