Amazing Beets
Ingredients
- 4 beets
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tangelo or orange
- 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 3/4 tsp grated ginger
- 1/4 cup pecans halves, broken, and toasted for a few min. in toaster oven or broiler
Methods/steps
- Scrub beets.
- Place on tin foil and drizzle with olive oil.
- Cover loosely in the foil and bake on baking sheet at 425 degrees until tender - about an hour. You can do this in a toaster oven or a microwave if you wish.
- Then cool them in the fridge, peel and quarter.
- Using a zester, remove 1/4 of the orange/tangelo rind. Set aside.
- Cut half the orange in segments, and then cut them crosswise.
- Place in bowl and add juice from the other half of the orange.
- Add vinegar and ginger and whisk in 2 Tbs olive oil.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Add beets and orange segments to vinaigrette.
- Add zest and toasted pecans.
- Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour to let flavors mingle.
- Enjoy.

















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