Don’t you just love beets? We are big fans in our house. We got beets in our weekly CSA a couple weeks ago and after some research, we realized that steaming beets is the way to go (we always assumed you boiled them!). So, I thought I would share the process with you because if you ever thought it was daunting to prepare beets from scratch – it is not! According to www.healthy-beets.com:
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Plunge the beets in cold water, and peel when they are cool enough to handle, but still warm. Then, the skins will slip easily.
And of course, freshly steamed beets mixed with lettuce and delicious goat cheese is salad perfection…