This roasted beet with orange balsamic dressing recipe can be eaten as a side dish or added to a salad if you're craving some greens.

Top roasted beets with orange balsamic vinaigrette and add a little creamy goat cheese if you like for extra yum.

Side view of three small white bowls of diced red beets. Two bowls with crumbled goat cheese and orange zest. One bowl with just orange zest.

Red Beets Stain!

Red beets stain things. Wear an apron and / or gloves.

I generally cut red beets on a board that can be bleached later or on cut them gently on a plate that can be rinsed and thrown in the dishwasher. Red beets will stain your wood cutting board.

Place a piece of aluminum foil under your wrapped beets before cooking just in case the beets break through the aluminum package. That way you don't have to scrub the sheet pan you cook them on.

Side view of three small white bowls of diced red beets. Two bowls with crumbled goat cheese and orange zest. One bowl with just orange zest is front and center.

How To Peel Roasted Beets

Allow the roasted beets to cool before handling. They HOT!

Peel the beets by running under cool water and using your hand to gently pull away the skin.

If that doesn't work grab a vegetable peeler or paring knife to take the skin off.

Fresh beets will peel easier than older beets.

Ingredients on a wood cutting board in front of a windowsill: cooked and peeled whole red beet, orange, jar of honey, bottle of olive oil, bottle of balsamic, wood bowl of salt, white bowl, and chef's knife.

Orange Balsamic Dressing For Roasted Beets

This simple orange balsamic dressing has a bit of honey, salt, and pepper. It's very easy to make and a beautiful dressing for roasted beets.

Add all the dressing ingredients into a jar and simply shake. Use this recipe for roasted beets or your favorite salad.

Orange balsamic dressing can sit at room temperature for a couple days and then refrigerate for 4-5 more days.

Remember to let the dressing for the beets sit at room temperature if stored in the fridge. This allows the olive oil to warm up. Re-shake the jar to use.

Top view of three small white bowls of diced red beets. Two bowls with crumbled goat cheese and orange zest. One bowl with just orange zest.

Roasted Beets w/ Orange Balsamic Dressing

Top view of three small white bowls of diced red beets. Two bowls with crumbled goat cheese and orange zest. One bowl with just orange zest is close up and in front.

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This roasted beet recipe with orange and balsamic vinaigrette can be eaten as a side dish or added to a salad if you're craving some greens. Top it with a little creamy and rich chèvre (goat cheese) if you like.

Author: beckie
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 6
Category: Side Dish
Method: Oven
Cuisine: International
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

3 medium red beets, rinsed & stems removed
1 orange, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
pinch black pepper
⅓ cup chèvre crumbles, optional as garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425F.
Wrap beets tightly in aluminum foil and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until a fork tenderly pierces into the beets. Be careful unwrapping the beets to avoid a steam burn.
Cool beets enough to handle, peel, and dice (see notes below).

To make the vinaigrette:

Zest the orange and set zest aside.
Add orange juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, olive oil, salt, and pepper to a small jar and shake it like you mean it!
Toss roasted beets in desired amount of dressing.
Add salt to taste. Add orange zest garnish. Add goat cheese (chèvre) if you got it and like it. Happy eating! Beckie

Notes

Place a piece of aluminum foil under your wrapped beets just in case the beets break the aluminum package. That way you don't have to scrub the pan which would be red and sticky.
Red beets stain things. Wear an apron and / or gloves. I generally cut them on a board that can be bleached later or on cut them gently on a plate that can be rinsed and thrown in the dishwasher.
Peel the beets by running under cool water and using your hands or with a vegetable peeler or paring knife. Fresh beets will peel easier than older beets.
Dressing can sit at room temperature for a couple days and then refrigerate for 4-5 more days.

Things In My Kitchen:

Wide Zester - I like the wide and dramatic strings of peel that this zester throws out.
Juicer - I like old school juicers, they remind me of growing up.
16 x 12 Rimmed Baking Sheet - Non-toxic stainless steel plus 2 sheets and 2 wire racks

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