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27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes

Published: January 30, 2018 | Last updated: May 10, 2018 8 Comments

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27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes will satisfy all your beet cravings. From breakfasts, to salads, to mains, to desserts, to drinks, there are recipes for any taste and occasion. Beautiful and healthy beets add a brilliant pink colour to all the recipes thus making them perfect for Valentine's Day.

This list of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes will satisfy all your beet cravings. From breakfasts, to salads, to mains, to desserts, to drinks, there are recipes for any taste. Beautiful and healthy beets add a brilliant pink colour to all the recipes thus making them perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other special occasion.

27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes will satisfy all your beet cravings. From breakfasts, to salads, to mains, to desserts, to drinks, there are recipes for any taste and occasion. Beautiful and healthy beets add a brilliant pink colour to all the recipes thus making them perfect for Valentine's Day | imagelicious.com #beets

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I was very late to the party but I finally watched “The Office” last year. It is a really funny show and I’ve been known to quote it from time to time. Whenever I see a recipe with beets, I think of The Office every single time because… Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica… If you watched the show, you’ll understand! So, I couldn’t start my roundup of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes without mentioning The Office.

With Valentine’s Day upon us and all the stores glittering with pink, beets are the perfect way to add a little bit of romance and colour into your diet without any artificial colourings. Beets are delicious, healthy, affordable, and full of nutrients. They do have a very strong taste but it could also be masked with addition of other ingredients. I am sure you’ll find a few recipes that would be perfect for the Valentine’s Day menu in this collection of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes. But if nothing strikes your fancy or you prefer less beety taste, then check out my Easy Valentine’s Day Menu for Two.

Without missing a beat, let’s start with Beet Breakfasts

I masked the flavour of beets in these delicious Beet Pancakes with lots of cinnamon. You get all the nutrients and colour but no beet flavour.

A plate with a stack of lightly coloured pink beet pancakes with maple syrup pouring over them

I honestly thought I was the only crazy person to put beets in pancakes, but it turned out there are more of us. Aimee from Simple Bites created these brilliantly coloured Beet and Buckwheat Pancakes that are calling my name.

Side view of a plate with a stack of beet pancakes

 

Natasha from Salt and Lavender combined beets and frozen berries to create this gorgeous looking Beet and Berry Smoothie. Using frozen berries means that you can have this breakfast drink any time of the year, even in the winter.

Top down view of a glass filled with beet berry smoothie and two straws

 

It is notoriously difficult to have fresh local fruit in the winter to make juices but Lily from Gastrosenses has you covered with her collection of Homemade Winter Juices.

Three jars filled with various juices and vegetables around the jars

 

Speaking of juices, Margaret from Kitchen Frau says that her Apple Beet Juice is like having an essence of the summer garden in the glass.

Close up of a glass filled with apple beet juice. A bowl of apples and a pitcher of juice are in the background

 

I know, I know, how many Beet juices can this roundup of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes have? It’s the last one but trust me, it needs to be included in the list. Justine Celina incorporated a beautiful rainbow of colours into her gorgeous Blushing Beet Juice.

Top down view of brightly coloured fruits and vegetables including beets, carrots, oranges, and grapefruit

 

Don’t beat your head against the wall, just make Beet Appetizers and Salads

The list of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes wouldn’t be complete without a hummus. Marianne from Evergreen Eats knows that dill and beets go together like, well, dill and beets. Dilly Beet Hummus is perfectly pink and perfectly delicious!

Top down view of a bowl filled with pink beet hummus

 

Prepare for the most gorgeous double pink appetizer! Not only these little bites have pink beets but they are also served on pink endive. Samantha from My Kitchen Love created this perfect dish for Valentine’s Day. Bonus points: these Endive Beet Bites are very easy to make.

Top down view of a few pink endive boats filled with beets

 

We eat a lot of beets in Russia and this Russian Beet Salad is my favourite. It combines beets, garlic, pecans, and prunes. Yes, prunes! The combination of sweet and savoury is amazing!

A bowl of beet salad with a few sprinklings of chopped pecans

 

From cold Russia to sunny Mexico. Sean from Diversivore dazzles with his knowledge of produce and traditions. His Mexican Christmas Salad is delicious and perfect for any time of the year.

Close up picture of a blue plate filled with oranges, jiicama, and beet salad

 

If you love avocados as much as I do then you must try this Bright Beet Salad With Quinoa that Dana from Killing Thyme created. It’s full of avocados, toasted pepitas, edamame, and, of course, beets.

Top down view of a big bowl filled with salad

 

Beets and goat cheese are a classic combination. Julia (oh, hi from another Julia) at Vikalinka added delicious balsamic glaze to this simple yet scrumptious salad of Balsamic Glazed Beets with Goat Cheese and Mint.

Top down view of a plate of roasted beets with crumbled goat cheese

 

Don’t beat yourself up and add some Beets to these delicious Mains

My Instant Pot Borscht is filling, delicious, healthy, and beautifully coloured. I made mine in a pressure cooker but it could be made on the stove also. Great and affordable winter soup for all the beet lovers.

White bowl of borscht with a spoon. Green napkin to the right, a few slices of rye bread in the background. A few sprigs of dill in the background as well

 

If you are looking for a bowl of delicious goodies filled with amazing textures and flavours, then look no further. Christine from Mid-Life Croissant has you covered with her Creative Salad Recipe: Catalan Flair Bowl.

Top down view of a bowl filled with beets and other vegetables

 

Nicole from What She Ate can’t say beets without thinking of The Office line “Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica” just like me!!! Her Spaghetti & Beet Balls look and sound amazing. They are full of beets, walnuts, rice, and other vegan and delicious goodies!

Top down view of a plate of pasta with sauce and beet balls

 

Are you looking for an absolutely perfect and gorgeous Valentine’s Day dish? Then my Chocolate Ravioli with Ricotta-Beet Filling are a must! They combine chocolate (quintessential VDay ingredient) with the brilliant pink beet filling.

Close up of a plate filled with chocolate ravioli. Front raviolo is cut in half and pink filling of ricotta and beets is visible. Covered in butter sage sauce

 

If chocolate pasta isn’t your game then try this gorgeous-looking Fresh Beet Pasta from Melissa at Cilantro and Citronella. I can just look at that picture forever.

Top down view of two plates full of brilliantly red beet pasta

 

How often do you crave burgers? I crave them often yet don’t eat as often as I would like. This vegan Beet Lentil & Quinoa Burger with Creamy Horseradish Sauce that Melanie from A Virtual Vegan created is calling my name.

Close up of a fully loaded beet burger with fries in the background

 

And if a whole burger is a bit too much, then try these delicious beet falafels in a Baked Beet Falafel Vegan Quinoa Bowl from Melissa of The Stingy Vegan. I just can’t get over how beautiful these falafels are.

A bowl filled with vegetables, avocado, and beet falafels

 

Beetroot Curry? I have never heard of that but it sounds so intriguing that I had to include it in the list of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes. Checkout Melissa’s recipe at Cilantro and Citronella.

Photo of beet curry

 

Beat the drum for the Beet Drinks

If you thought that beet juices were enough then you were mistaken. You must try The Red Beet Rye Cocktail from Jay and Leah of The Gastronom. I’ve never seen an alcoholic drink made with beets but it’s definitely calling my name!

Two frosty glasses filled with pink beet cocktail and a bottle of rye behind

 

Part drink, part dessert, part happiness in a mug, this Red Velvet Hot Chocolate from Sophie at The Green Life will keep you warm and cozy in the winter.

Close up photo of two mugs filled with pink hot chocolate and a cinnamon stir sticks

 

Unbeatable Beet Desserts

Sean from Diversivore added beets to the cake and to the frosting, creating a beautiful Chocolate Beet Cake with Candied Pecans to celebrate his blog-aversary.

Top down view of Chocolate beet cake with beautiful pink frosting

 

How many creative uses can beets get? Well, Bernice from Dish in the Kitchen added beets not only to her cake but also to ice cream and it looks amazing!

A plate with a slice of chocolate beet cake and a scoop of pink beet ice cream

 

Margaret from Kitchen Frau created a beautiful Strawberry Velvet Cake. It looks elegant, delicious, and relatively easy to make!

A slice of red cake with a whole cake in the background

 

From cake to muffins, these Chocolate Beet Muffins from Alexandra at Occasionally Eggs look sinfully good. You won’t believe that they are also vegan.

Dark and moody photo of one chocolate beet muffin on a parchment paper

 

Man does not live by cake alone, so I finish this roundup of 27 Unbeatable Beet Recipes with an absolutely beautiful and unique recipe from Sophie at The Green Life. She created amazing Beet Dark Chocolate Scones with Pistachio Crumble.

Top down view of a plate of pink triangular beet scones. A smaller plate is next to the platter with one scone half eaten

 

And for those in the know. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. You are welcome!!!

Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica shirt

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Comments

  1. Margaret@Kitchen Frau says

    February 1, 2018 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks so much for including my recipes – I just love all the variety in your round-up! You’ve really inspired me to go cook with beets some more – they tend to get forgotten sometimes, and reading your round-up, I’m reminded how much I love them. (And I love The Office, too! Always makes me laugh!)

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    • Julia says

      February 2, 2018 at 10:09 am

      Thank you for sharing your recipes with me!

      Reply
  2. maria says

    January 31, 2018 at 10:39 am

    I absolutely LOVE “the office”… welcome to the fan club!!! Beets are one of my favorite vegetables to cook and bake with. Apart from the beautiful color, the taste is most definitively unique and amazing. I love this round up that you put together… it will quickly become my go-to reference when I am in the mood for beets… and that is very often 😉 Thanks for putting this together. Great post!!!

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 31, 2018 at 11:27 am

      Thank you so much for your lovely words! I am glad you like this roundup. And yes, I loooove the office 🙂

      Reply
  3. Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says

    January 30, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    Thanks for including my recipe!! This roundup can’t be beet!

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 31, 2018 at 10:27 am

      Haha 🙂 Thank you for sharing your recipe with me!

      Reply
  4. Lily {Gastro Senses} says

    January 30, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    I absolutely fell in love with beets one more time after looking at this selection😻!!! Thank you so much for including my winter juices in the list!

    Thanks,
    Lily

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 31, 2018 at 10:28 am

      Thank you for sharing your juices with me!

      Reply

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