I'm gonna have to try this since I have a few beets sitting in my fridge. I don't know why anyone would dislike beets, must be people who've only ever had it out of a can, like mose situations with disliking certain foods. I love to chop beets into thin widges, drizzle with coconut oil, salt and pepper and just roast in the oven, it almost gets crispy like a potato wedge. I could eat that by itself, pretty tasty.
Oh my god Chef John, I love your videos. I watch at least 3 or four of them every single day and until now, it was simply for my strange and voyeuristic pleasure of watching cooking videos. But recently, I actually cooked on of your recipes and Chef John, you are a fantastic teacher. You instruct so well in the videos that my dish came out perfectly and now I'll never forget how to make it. Plus, your jokes are hilarious and I love that signature voice. :) Love you Chef John. Thanks for spending time on teaching us mortals your divine ways.
Absolutely fabulous! Everyone asks for this at least once a week. Can you imagine...they never wanted beets before tasting this recipe. Thanks John...once again, you "beet" them all....❤
I was born in Ohio in '57 and "Harvard beets" were in a jar and nasty, so I hated beets UNTIL I had a neighbor's home grown stuff. Greetings from Paris, France. I can buy the beets roasted already and still with the skin on here in the greenmarket OR ... roastin' time! We have walnut trees in Brittany but are selling that farm. Yes, I am lucky, but yes, I miss the USA. Thanks for this recipe and putting up with my chat. xo
It took me 42 years to finally give beets a try (thanks, Mom). So delicious! Definitely going to give this recipe a try. BTW: You're hilarious, Chef John.
It's kinda scary how excited I get every time I see foodwishes uploaded a new video. I've never even tried any of the recipes but watching them just makes my day every time. Way to go Chef John, you're simply amazing!
Just finished making this recipe. Pleased that the sweetness of the beets comes out through roasting. Probably the most unique recipe I have tried but really enjoyable. Thanks Chef John!
Just made this, olive (not virgin) oil because I was not going to buy a whole bottle of walnut oil for 1 recipe, and it was SO GOOD. First time having both beets and goat cheese and both were delicious :)
Chef John. I have watched many a good wishes video (and made many of the recipes myself), but I have to say this is the best bite of food I have ever had in my life!
My absolute all time, bar none favorite salad/ side dish Olof all times. Did I say I really really like this? Thanks for jarring my brain into retrieving this.
I dont know if people in America eat pickled beets but here in Quebec its very popular. I just made my first batch ever 2 weeks ago when the 10 pound bag of beets was 99cents at the grocery store. Its amazing!
Bless you for putting up with my expat lonliness! I was just devouring the fresh beets our friends grew in their garden. We had them with butter, salt and pepper and I was shocked at the fresh life of the root you can taste. My mother, Momba, Morticia Addams herself in a corset and long hair, said, "The only reason you don't like a food is because you've never had it prepared correctly." She would say that, but there was some truth in it all! xoxoxo
“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious. Slavic peoples get their physical characteristics from potatoes, their smoldering inquietude from radishes, their seriousness from beets. The beet is the melancholy vegetable, the one most willing to suffer. You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip... The beet is the murderer returned to the scene of the crime. The beet is what happens when the cherry finishes with the carrot. The beet is the ancient ancestor of the autumn moon, bearded, buried, all but fossilized; the dark green sails of the grounded moon-boat stitched with veins of primordial plasma; the kite string that once connected the moon to the Earth now a muddy whisker drilling desperately for rubies. The beet was Rasputin's favorite vegetable. You could see it in his eyes.” ― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume
Kathleen Craig That was outstanding. First I've heard of it. I used to start beets early and also plant them late. One of the few veges that did well overwintering.
OMG Chef did you record your 'inner beet' voice on your own there and then tweaked it or did you get help from someone else? xD Either way it sounds oddly adorable lol (although I know the beet's practically in pain)
LMAO this was hilarious.. how can cooking videos make me laugh and drool so often at the same time? haha.. aww.. seems like a whole lot of effort for ONE beet in that pot!! You'd have to wait ages for another one right?!
Hmmmm love Goat cheese. Back home the Chef in the Hotel i worked i did something really good too. Goat cheese with the skin on cut in half a inch thick slices drizzle Arkazien honey over the cheese bake in oven until lighty golden them top with pine nuts with some Arugula Salad with a lovely homemade Balsamic dressing. I will give this a try today i only use Feta did not get Goat cheese here and just had a little Walnut oil left over too.
I have NEVER liked beets but needed to lower my BP naturally and learned that beets would do the trick. I tried a different roasted beet recipe and was pleasantly surprised. Now I will try this one because... Goat Cheese. Anyway, thanks for the laughs and the great recipes, Chef John. I have used many of them.
This is perfect!! My mom only ever boiled beets when I was a kid. I never really liked them... but I'd eat some. The family pickles beets, and I like those... but not store bought pickles. So, as an adult, I've never fixed beets myself. Got a can of beets recently for my dog, and tried one. I decided they were really good, so he and I shared the canned beets. Lol. My local discount store that sometimes gets fresh produce has crates of beets today. I picked up 2 bundles for $1. I've also never thought I was a fan of dark leafy greens... again... never liked the steamed spinach my mom made when I was a kid. I figured if I have to drown it in vinegar, what is the point of eating it?!? (I enjoy raw spinach on salads and a wilted spinach salad.) Tried collards for the first time ever last year... and truly (and surprisingly), I enjoyed them! So, getting these beets with the greens, I decided I needed to try preparing the green tops, as well! I have goat cheese and I have walnuts!! 💜 This recipe is perfect! Will be making this... maybe even tonight!
This looks mouth-watering. I love beets, goat cheese, and walnuts! Thank you, Chef John, for a unique, creative combination and such a simple recipe! :)
I will admit I used to hate beets because I couldn't get over the weird colour, but man, I just had some delicious borscht yesterday and I'm a bit in love
Beets are also great pickled on a good piece of dark rye bread with a pâté made from coarse ground liver and lard (a traditional scandinavian thing called "leverpostej" in danish). Possible additions being heating the pâté and adding a slice or two of crisp bacon.
This was so entertaining and your beet dish looks so yummy! Heading to the kitchen I have everything but the walnut oil but I do have avocado oil. Thank you!
