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Michelle Underwood

Maple Orange Glazed Beets

Whether you are not sure if you like beets or if you are a long time beet lover, this recipe is sure to please. They are sweet like candy, and as nutritious as... well... beets!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Side Dish
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 bunches red beets and greens approximately 6 beets
  • 4 tbsp orange juice fresh squeezed
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp butter grass fed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • steamer

Method
 

Beets
  1. Wash and trim beets, setting greens aside.
  2. Peel the skin from the beets, and cut into 1 inch pieces. Steam beets about 15 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
  3. In a saucepan, prepare the glaze while the beets are steaming. Combine orange juice, maple syrup and butter and cook over medium heat until the liquid starts to bubble.
  4. Stir in the cooked beets. Cook until the liquids thickens and creates a glaze, stirring occasionally (about 10 minutes).
Beet Greens
  1. Remove the beet green from stem. To serve them right away, you can saute them in the same pan you prepared the beets in by adding a little more oil or butter to the pan. Saute until they are soft, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. As another option, you can also save the greens to add to a smoothie. They are one of mine and my kids favorite greens for smoothies! They are as nutritious as kale but have a much more mild flavor.

Notes

This recipe was adapted from Eating Well magazine's Brown Sugar-Glazed Beets recipe.