beets and sweets

Name: Beets and Sweets
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 sweet potatoes (the orange ones!); 2 beets; 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 level teaspoon(s) garlic powder (or to taste); 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 4 tablespoon(s) butter; 2 tablespoon(s) real maple syrup; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh thyme leaves, chopped

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Chef Potpie (Laurel)

Southworth, WA

Updated on Mar 25, 2021

This roasted vegetable side dish is sweet and delicious! Somehow I always forget how much I like beets. When a friend served this to us with roasted chicken we were hooked! The prep is a bit time consuming but well worth it. I wear latex gloves when handling beets, but if you don't mind temporary pink fingers, this is not necessary! As a side note, I grew up with my mom and grams calling sweet potatoes yams, and was confused until I did some research. Sweet potatoes are the orange kind! Sometimes I still get confused and have to look it up again!

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Ingredients

3 sweet potatoes (the orange ones!)
2 beets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 level teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons real maple syrup
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped

How To Make beets and sweets

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425F. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray. Peel sweet potatoes and beets and cut into 1-inch dice.

Step 2

In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes, beets, olive oil, garlic powder, salt & pepper until well coated. Place on baking tray in a single layer and put in oven, roast for about 25 minutes.
Step 3

Meanwhile, in a small skillet, melt the butter with the thyme, and allow the butter to brown over medium heat. This will take about 4-5 minutes. Take care not to let it get too dark. It should smell nutty, not burnt!
Step 4

Stir in the maple syrup and remove the pan from the heat.
Step 5

After 25 minutes, remove the tray from the oven, pour the browned butter glaze over the vegetables and toss them to combine.
Step 6

Place the vegetables, (in single layer so they will brown, not steam) back in the oven for 10-15 minutes, then remove to a serving dish. Sprinkle with more chopped thyme if desired.
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