Roasted Beetroot With Cumin And Mint Recipes

ROASTED BEETS WITH CUMIN AND MINT

Steps:

• Stir together lemon juice, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in oil and let stand while roasting beets.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Tightly wrap beets in a double layer of foil and roast on a baking sheet until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool to warm in foil package, about 20 minutes.
• When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges.
• Toss warm beets with dressing. Stir in mint just before serving.

ROASTED BEETS WITH MINT-YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss beets with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover dish tightly with foil and roast until tender when pierced with a knife, 45 to 60 minutes, depending on size. When cool enough to handle, rub beets with a paper towel to remove skins.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, mint, cumin, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Spoon yogurt sauce over beets and serve.

ROASTED BEETROOT WITH CUMIN AND MINT

Steps:

• Stir together lemon juice, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in oil and let stand while roasting beets.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F
• Tightly wrap beets in a double layer of foil and roast on a baking sheet until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool to warm in foil package, about 20 minutes.
• When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges.
• Toss warm beets with dressing. Stir in mint just before serving.

ROASTED BEETROOT AND GARLIC HUMMUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Poke beets all over with a fork; transfer to a microwave-safe bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, leaving some room for air to escape. Cook beets in the microwave for 4 minutes. Wrap each beet with aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet.
• Season garlic halves with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper. Wrap each half with aluminum foil and place on the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until beets are tender when pierced with a fork, about 35 minutes.
• Cool beets until running water for 1 minute. Peel off skins and transfer to a food processor.
• Squeeze garlic cloves into the food processor. Drizzle in any olive oil remaining on the aluminum foil. Add chickpeas, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Pulse until combined. Add Greek yogurt; process until smooth.

ROASTED BEETS WITH MOROCCAN SPICES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400.
• Wash 1 pound beets, wrap each in foil and put on a baking sheet.
• Put 1 pound carrot chunks on the baking sheet and toss with olive oil.
• Roast until a knife pierces the beets with little resistance, 45 to 90 minutes, and the carrots are tender and browned (remove when done; before the beets).
• When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel, and cut into chunks; toss them and the carrots with chopped almonds, 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin and coriander, a pinch of allspice, lemon juice and olive oil.
• Garnish: Mint.

ROASTED BEETROOT WITH ZA'ATAR, CHICKPEAS & HARISSA YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Halve the beetroots. Or quarter them if you're using medium ones or bigger. Mix all the spices together. On a very large baking tray or 2 smaller ones, mix the chickpeas and beetroot with the oil. Season well with sea salt and sprinkle the spices over. Mix again. Roast for 30 mins or until crisp at the edges.
• While the vegetables are cooking, mix the lemon zest and juice and some salt with the yogurt. Swirl the harissa through and thickly spread onto a platter or shallow bowl. Top with the beetroot and chickpeas, and sprinkle with the chilli flakes and mint.

ROASTED BEETS WITH CUMIN AND MINT

Steps:

• Stir together lemon juice, cumin seeds, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in oil and let stand while roasting beets.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Tightly wrap beets in a double layer of foil and roast on a baking sheet until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool to warm in foil package, about 20 minutes.
• When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges.
• Toss warm beets with dressing. Stir in mint just before serving.
• Beets can be roasted and tossed with dressing 4 hours ahead, then kept, covered, at room temperature.