Low Calorie: Oven Roasted Beets

Low Calorie:  Oven Roasted Beets

Choose smaller beets which are sweeter and more tender for this recipe.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Allow 1 beet per person;  scrub clean with a veggie brush separating the stems from the beet and cut any root from the bottom of the beets.  Some people peel the skin off but I don't.  ;)

Place all whole beets in a glass cooking dish and drizzle just enough EVOO, (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), over each beet to cover the surface.  Salt, pepper and add a sprinkle of dried mint and cover the dish with foil.  Using a paring knife, make small slits here and there in the foil for steam to escape.

Put in a preheated oven and cook for about 30 minutes testing to see if the beets are tender all the way through by inserting a paring knife into the center of each beet.  If they are not tender, turn the oven off and allow the beets to continue to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes or until nice and tender when the knife is inserted in them.

If you want, you can basically rub the skin off of the beets once they are done, but I had no problem eating the beet skin and all.  I did remove the top where the stems were attached, but that's it.

~Enjoy and be healthy~