Roasted Golden Beets with Balsamic Glaze.
Before we get going here, I wanted to say that some of the food and recipes you’ll be seeing here on the blog for the next 30 days are recipes that I prepped, tested and photographed before Tuesday (some a while ago and some just on Monday!). The blog will not be Whole 30 100% of the time! I have some excellent sweet treats and recipes coming your way so don’t worry!
Hey guys! So, I’m on Day 2 of The Whole 30 . . and went a little crazy buying every vegetable known to man a few days ago. These beets I actually purchased on Saturday at Whole Foods. . when I saw them, I grabbed them. It took me forever to find yellow beets (or golden beets) here in Madison.
I have to show another angle to celebrate these beauties in all their glory. I think beets are so pretty and this was actually my first time roasting them myself.
How to cook golden beets
There are a few ways to cook golden beets before applying the balsamic glaze. 1) you can place the beets in a shallow baking dish, drizzle on some extra virgin olive oil, salt and other seasonings and then cover the entire baking dish with foil or 2) what I did here: drizzle on some extra virgin olive oil and wrap each beet individually with foil. The temp also varies. I roasted mine at 375 degrees, as opposed to 400 because I didn’t want to scorch them. But you know your oven best, so start with 375 and see how it goes.
Once they are done, you should be able to very easily scrape or peel off the outer skin. And for this yellow beet (above), when I opened the foil, as you can see here, some of the skin was already coming off.
I used a spoon to scrape the skin off. So easy!
With roasted beets, you don’t need a lot for maximum flavor because you really want to just enjoy the taste of the yellow beets. I simply sliced mine, and served them on a bed of greens, and drizzled extra virgin olive oil, salt and balsamic glaze (you can certainly just use balsamic vinegar). I devoured these roasted golden beets with balsamic glaze on Monday . . so the balsamic glaze was a-ok!
And that’s it! Serve these roasted golden beets with balsamic glaze as an appetizer or side with your meal. Delicious!
Roasted Yellow Beets with Balsamic Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized yellow beets with greens attached
- 2 to 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + more when serving
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Balsamic glaze
- Serve with fresh greens
Instructions
- Place rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 375° F.
- Rinse and dry your beets and trim off the leafy tops. Place each beet on a sheet of foil and drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil, then wrap each beet in the aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. Roast until tender, for about 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven and let cool. When cool enough to handle, using a spoon, gently scrape the skin off and cut them crosswise into thin slices. Place on a platter, season with salt and pepper, drizzle some more extra virgin olive oil and the balsamic glaze. Serve with fresh greens.
How to Roast and Peel Beets from The Kitchn.
These golden beets are not available in Spain and I´ve been wanting to get my hands on them forever! Love that these are roasted!
I adore beets Alice – and your found some wonderful ones at WF! These are gorgeous – roasting them and pairing them with that balsamic glaze would be a treat for my tastebuds!
Congrats on making it to day 2 – to me that’s huge! I’ve read about Whole 30 and I am not so sure I could have made it through 1 day! I do love reading about how everyone else handles it – and I am here (a mailbox away) if you ever make any treats and need to get rid of them 😉 just saying…
Stay strong, Alice! 28 to go!
I’ve never had a golden beet before. They are really pretty. Now I have to see if I can run to Whole Foods and find them after work! And I’m loving the glaze. You can do veggies up right!
Roasted beets are one of my favorite vegetables. They are so easy to prepare and the flavor is just incredible. I love the idea of this simple salad with drizzle to enjoy them. Thanks for sharing!
Yay, way to go on day 2, Alice 🙂 Love this simple and gorgeous dish! I’ve only ever tried golden beets once because they are really hard to find here too. So so pretty and they sound perfect with the balsamic glaze!
I love the idea of roasted beets, Alice! Sounds like its such a great veggie for you! And I’ve never thought to roast them, such a brilliant idea! And that glaze is the perfect topping!
I love how simple and beautiful this beet salad is – roasted beets are so good!
What an easy and delicious recipe, Alice! I’m with you in spirit over the next 28 days…oh, and if you need someone to get rid of cake, then I’m your guy! 🙂
I’ve never really been into beets but maybe I should give them another try. I love the color and uniqueness of this. You are doing so well so far! Keep going!!
Mmmmm! Are they as earthy as regular red beets? I’m always trying to get my hubby to eat more beets.. and these might be the trick!
hi Cheryl, I personally think they are less earthy and a little sweeter. . but could also be the roasting. . I think roasting beets brings out the flavor more! 🙂 you need to try them!!!
I’ve never worked with golden beets and they are STUNNING! I want that balsamic glaze on like, everything, please!
This looks so good!! I’ve never cooked with golden beets, but now I want to try it out! 🙂
As much as I love beets its unfortunate that I never tried golden beets, they look so perfect and that balsamic glaze on top is calling my name.
Hi Katalina, I hope you try them!! If you like beets, you’ll love golden beets!!!
Yum! This salad sounds fantastic and that balsamic glaze looks super delicious. I’m so glad you did all your cooking already. I’m still prepping those and will start hopefully in July. Thanks for inspiring us in doing so!
I did Whole30 after the holidays and I loooooved it! You feel so amazing! Love this roasted beet salad, this is totally something I would have loved to make for dinner during that time. And now!
Beets are really beautiful, I agree. It’s hard to find the golden ones here in Syracuse too. But I will try roasting my red ones this way.
wow I have never seen golden beets around, these look so good! Love love roasted beets!
Good for you for changing your lifestyle around! I have to admit that I have never given much thought to beets, but these look sensational. I love the golden yellow color and with the balsamic glaze I think I would really enjoy these!!
Love roasted beets! But I never seem to be able to find golden beets, so I just made a salad with purple. Pinning to try this 🙂
Love beets and with that glaze I bet they are divine! I’m so excited to follow along with you on your Whole30 journey Alice. You’re an inspiration!
I have to say, the vibrant colors on this plate are just…AWESOME. They make me want to dive right into this plate of health!
I agree, beets are just glorious to eat but also to look at. And the looove to be photographed, they know they come out nice all the time.
Their inner patterns are to die for, so cute
Thanks for sharing
Confession – I’m a little bit scared of beets! I’ve seen a lot of FB use them lately, but I just can’t/haven’t/been too scared to take the plunge! I think this is a great recipe for me, because it’s simple and starts slow. I’ll let you know how my first attempt goes (say a little prayer for me)!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen golden beets. My sister did tell me that her favorite way to eat beets is when they are roasted. Good luck with the whole 30!
These look so good, Alice. I’ll have to look for golden beets at a farmer’s market. 🙂
This looks divine – love beets! Never tried golden beets before!
So beautiful! So healthy! So delicious! So simple!
Simple, delicious and beautiful… my kind of salad! Congrats on being at day 2 of the whole 30 diet. You have officially lasted 2 days longer than I would have 😉 Cheers to a great weekend! ♡
Alice, these beets are absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous! If days 3-30 look as good as day to, you got it in the bag, girl!
These golden beets are gorgeous – a stunning salad! Keep going strong on the Whole 30, you’ve got way more will-power than I! 🙂
I absolutely love golden beets – especially when they’re roasted. This salad looks healthy and wonderful!!
These look so healthy and delicious! I love beetroot, but I’m still yet to try golden ones! This is such a great idea for cooking with them, and it sounds seriously incredible. I’m going to have to go and find some golden beets now!
Golden beets are gorgeous and so delicious! I need to start adding these roasted gems to my salads. They look amazing with the balsamic glaze!
Beets are one of my favorite things during summer hands down!! These are beautiful!
I’ve always been intrigued by the Whole 30 diet. I love me some veggies, and I really love me some beets. This recipe looks great! Good luck.
wow this mouth watering dish is awesome . definitely gonna try it.
i have tried this recipe before and it comes out to be the bestest one going to amke this again this weekend thanks for sharing such good recipe 🙂