How to bake beetroot?

As you know, beet-pantry vitamins anduseful microelements, a unique medicinal product, and just a very delicious vegetable! According to the legends, in Russia the beets were liked by beets, because they believed that it would give strength and protect against all ills, and Russian beauties used it as a blush. And now without beets anywhere! Beetroot is a part of many salads, it makes borsch, cakes, desserts, cooks, it is stuffed. In this case, the landlady usually throws the roots in a saucepan and cooks them. But it is better not to cook beets, but to bake! It is during baking that you can save all the useful properties, rich bright taste, aroma and color of beets. Now we will tell you how to bake beets.

Beets can be baked in the oven and microwave, consider 2 options!

How to bake beets in the oven

We need:

Small beet (preferably young) 3-4 pcs.
Vegetable or olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons
Food foil

Cooking method:

Thoroughly wash the beetroot in warm running water (you can use a cooking brush) and dry with a paper kitchen towel.
Vegetables well sprinkle with vegetable oil, salt and each root is tightly wrapped in a double layer of foil.
Put the resulting convolutions on shelter and bake at a temperature of 200-230 degrees for about an hour. How much to bake beetroots will depend on the variety you choose and the size of the root vegetables.
Check the degree of readiness of the vegetables with a fork or toothpick. Cook the beetroot cool, without removing it from the foil, and then peel off the peel.

To the baked beet try to make the original cheese sauce. You will need:

Cream (20% fat content) - 200 ml
Garlic - 1-2 cloves
Feta cheese - 100 gr.
Mint sprigs
Salt, pepper (to taste)

It is prepared as follows: Pour the cream into a saucepan, add finely chopped garlic and mint stems, bring to a boil. After you remove the cream from the fire and leave it under the lid for 10-15 minutes. Feta cheese cut into cubes and add to cream, mix thoroughly. With the resulting sauce, pour the slices of the baked beet and decorate with mint leaves.

How to bake beetroot in a microwave oven

This method of making beets is considered the easiest and fastest. We need:

Beet medium size (preferably with a smooth peel) -3-4 pcs.
1/2 cup water For sauce:
Mayonnaise - 2 -3 tablespoons
Garlic-2 cloves
Cheese - 100 gr.
Salt, pepper (to taste)

Cooking method:

Wash the beetroot with a fork in several places and put in a glass dish for a microwave.
Pour half a cup of water into the container and close the lid.
Place in a microwave and bake the beets for 10 minutes, if the microwave power is 800W, if the power is less, the time should be increased.
After the root, turn and place in the microwave for another 10 minutes.
Check the vegetables for availability with a knife or fork, if necessary, bake for another 2-3 minutes.

Ready beets can be served as a garnishor as a separate dish. Cut the peeled root crops with small cubes or grate on a coarse grater, finely chop the garlic and grate the cheese on a fine grater. Put everything in a salad bowl and season with mayonnaise. Baked beets combine well with many products. The ideal pair with it can make up: prunes, herring, squid, salted cabbage, green apple, etc.

Now you know how to properly bake beets. Give yourself and your loved ones an extremely useful treat - a baked beetroot! Bon Appetit!