Food

Warm-Weather Beet Recipes

July 15, 2013

Although commonly associated with hearty fall and winter dishes, beets are widely available at farmers' markets in the spring and summer, too. Here are some of our favorite warm-weather recipes for the earthy vegetable.

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Beet and Goat Cheese Napoleons — These elegant appetizers come from Wolfgang Puck's Los Angeles restaurant Spago. Laurie Ochoa wrote about the groundbreaking chef in "The King of LA," part of our special Los Angeles issue (March 2010).Penny De Los Santos

Smashed Beets with Goat Cheese — Sweet, seared beets are offset nicely by creamy and tart goat cheese.Artisan

Danish Smoked Herring, Beet, and Potato Salad (Sildesalat) — Danish smoked herring, beet, and potato salad is terrific on whole wheat.Michael Kraus

Sour cream and tart pickles complement earthy beets in this salad made by home cook Maija Kalnina. See the recipe for Pupiņi un Biešu Salāti (Beet and Bean Salad) » Back to Riga Revisited »Landon Nordeman

Beet Lemonade — This hot pink lemonade gets its vibrant color and extra boost of sweetness from an unexpected source: beets.Leah Koenig

Beet Ice Cream with Mascarpone, Orange Zest, and Poppy Seeds — Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, OH has some of the most amazing flavors around. In this recipe, the addition of roasted beets and poppy seeds lends the end product a festive hue and a bit of crunch. ‪Todd Coleman

Cold Beet Yogurt Soup — Earthy beets, cooked and chilled, and blended with yogurt, dill, and lemon, make for a bright, perfectly balanced borscht-inspired bowl.Anna Stockwell

Beet It — This fresh, bright cocktail marries beet juice with bourbon and Esprit de June, a floral liqueur distilled from grape blossoms that's available at most high-end liquor stores.Todd Coleman

Fermented Beets with Orange and Ginger — This recipe is inspired by rosl, a Jewish specialty from the Ukraine that calls for pickling beets in brine.Todd Coleman

Beet "Tartare" — Earthy roasted beets are brightened by fresh orange zest and tangy balsamic for a clever appetizer, which looks beautiful presented in individual endive spears. To make this dish vegan, omit the Greek yogurt or use a non-dairy yogurt alternative.Yossy Arefi

Beets in Tart Cherry Sauce (Charkhlis Chogi) — Tart cherries bring sweet-sour flavor to this simple salad of herbs and roasted beets.Landon Nordeman

Farmer's Salad with Beet Vinaigrette — This salad is topped with a bright thick sweet-tart pickled beet dressing.James Oseland

Lentil and Beet Salad with Lavender-Mustard Vinaigrette — A honey-sweetened dressing of orange juice infused with lavender lends floral notes to a hearty lentil salad.James Oseland

Beet Ketchup — Ketchup made with roasted beets has a surprising, slightly earthy flavor—we love it in place of tomato ketchup on turkey burgers. It's easiest to cook it over the course of two days: On day one, cook, cool, peel, and chop the beets; on day two, cook them into ketchup. A splatter screen will help keep splashes contained while cooking the purée.Khushbu Shah

Toast with Roasted Beet Dip, Smoked Salmon, and Watercress — Roasting beets and puréeing them with a little balsamic vinegar makes a sweet, earthy spread that's a perfect base for slices of smoked salmon and peppery watercress.Helen Rosner

Beet Raita — This cooling yogurt mix can be served as relish, dip, salad, or side.Ingalls Photography

Shredded Apple Beet and Carrot Salad — This stunning red salad gets its color from raw shredded beets, which mix with crunchy carrots and sweet-tart apples to make a crisp accompaniment for pork chops.James Roper

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