Roasted Beets With Cumin and Mint
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed, toasted and lightly crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 medium beets, trimmed, leaving 1 inch of stems attached (1 1/4 pound total without greens)
- 1⁄3 cup of fresh mint, coarsely chopped
directions
- Stir together lemon juice, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in oil and let stand while roasting beets.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
- Tightly wrap beets in a double layer of foil and roast on a baking sheet until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool to warm in foil package, about 20 minutes.
- When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges.
- Toss warm beets with dressing. Stir in mint just before serving.
- Beets can be roasted and tossed with dressing 4 hours ahead, then kept, covered, at room temperature.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JubalHarshaw
United States