My continued apologies to the beet-haters of the world, but I happen to have a free supply of all the beets-you-can-eat, and I am hardly one to poo-poo free. Plus even if you don’t like the taste, you’ve gotta admit they are gorgeous.
Beet Burgers
Freezing veggie burgers=best way to save veggies for a lazy day.
The recipe is here, although I of course can never actually make a recipe as written, so there were some tweaks. Also, while delicious, I would not label these “Best-Ever Veggie Burgers,” just “Pretty Darn Good Veggie Burgers That Get the Job Done If You Like Beets and Don’t Need a Burger That Will Hold up on a Grill.” Less catchy though, huh?
Choco-Beet Muffins
Have you heard about the glories of beets in chocolate desserts? I sure have, so I figured I’d give it a go, maybe come up with a great healthy (but delicious) vegan muffin recipe for you. If only! These tasted like…beets. Which I like. When they are beets. But not in my dessert.
The upside? Playing Boggle while waiting for these to bake. I dominate at Boggle.
Confession time: I did not eat the rest of these muffins after tasting the first. I did, however, go through each muffin and pick out (and eat) all the chocolate chips before tossing the torn-apart baked mess in the trash.
Beet Socca
Yes, that’s what color the batter actually was. No fancy photo-editing involved. And we all knew beet socca was coming, right? Someday my obsession with socca will wane. Until then, you get to read about it. Since it was the 4th, I figured a bright red meal would be patriotic. I also ate it with some ketchup and yellow mustard, because what’s more American than ketchup and fake yellow food?
Beet Socca
1 Small beet, already cooked (roast, steam–your choice)
1/2-3/4 C Water
1/2 C chickpea or chickpea/fava flour
Blend the beet and water in your blender. Admire the fuchsia color. Add to the flour, stir. Heat some oil in a frying pan, then spread out your batter. Cook one side, flip, cook the other. This socca took a lot longer to cook than the plain or spinach versions I’ve tried, so be patient before trying to flip!
Got any creative ways for me to use up this apparently never-ending supply of beets?
As a beet-hater, I will concede that their color fascinates me every time!
beet burgers!! uber cool!
I’m a beet hater.. so I can’t help ya out.I really wanted to like them.. but they are gross.
I love love love beets. My favorite is the “Thomas Keller” method. Super simple + delicious. Just scrub the beets really well, then put them in foil packet with olive oil, salt, pepper and cayenne or red pepper flakes (for as spicy as you like). Then Roast @425 for 45-1hr (depends on how many beets)..till you can prick them with a fork easily. Then, cool the beets a bit and the skins come off super easily, just by rubbing. Cut them up and use the roasting liquid as a sauce. Mmmmm
Well that sounds pretty darn delicious–I love roasted veggies in general, these should be great!
Ohh there is a place in Columbus that makes these AMAZING veggie burgers and they have beets in them! SO good!!! I’ve never tried making them myself though
They’re pretty easy to make, I recommend giving it a try
I love love love beets, I can´t get enough of them! I like to make beet soup. And roasted beet chips, pickled beets, beet juice, beet salads…and when you blend beets with chickpeas, you get the tastiest “hummus” ever!
Okay, those ideas basically ALL sound delicious, yum!
awesome! I am just coming over to the beet-liking side… so I absolutely appreciate these! too bad about the muffins, though – good thing the chocolate chips didn’t go to waste, though.
and I KNOW that is an unedited photo – my spinach pancakes + soccas turn out that bright too – I LOVE it!
Took me a while to come around to beets, too–but I’m glad I did!
And no chocolate will ever be wasted in my house
Yummi, I love beets!c And I think these burgers looks awesome! And they (seems) to stick together so well!
I have a recipe for brownies with beets! its from my Candle Cafe cookbook, and everything I have made from it have turned out perfect! I havent tried the beet brownies though, I really should! Ill let you know if I do, and if they taste chocolate and not beets
They do stick well and work great for pan-cooking, I just wouldn’t trust ‘em on a grill. Definitely let me know if you tackle that recipe! I had such high hopes for the muffins.
Oh I’m a beet lover so I say bring on the beets!
Beets are so pretty. We had grilled beets for dinner – yummy. I also love Boggle! It rocks.
What, there are people who hate beets?? This is insanity. I LOVE beets. And there radiant color is just an added bonus! Beet burgers sound awesome. Try making beet gnocchi!!
Ohh, I saw pictures of beet gnocchi when browsing recipe ideas–love the idea of hot pink pasta
Beet socca?! Wow. I may have to try that. As someone who is on the fence about beets, I actually like them in smoothies with cocoa powder and stevia. I know, weird right? It does taste good!
Huh, I would never think to try a beet smoothie, definitely going to give that one a go, might be a more successful way to combine beets and chocolate…