Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 pound red beets with beet greens attached
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- juice and zest of one orange
- squeeze of half lemon
- 1/4 cup pistachio nuts (roasted salted)
- 1 clove garlic
- few leaves of basil (optional)
- sea salt
- black pepper
Instruction
- Trim off beet greens. Wash well.
- Using a pairing knife or potato peeler, peel skin from beets and cut into quarters or large bite sized pieces.
- Douse with a tablespoon of olive oil and juice of half of the orange with zest.
- Wrap in foil and roast in oven at 350 degrees for 35-50 minutes or until tender. Check at 15 minutes and turn.
- Remove and douse with remaining orange and zest of that orange while still warm.
