Spiced Beets

1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1  bay leaf
1  whole clove
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoon sugar replacement or sugar
2 cup beets; sliced
Combine all ingredients except beets.  Bring to a boil.  Add beets; simmer for 10 minutes, or until tender.
To microwave: Combine all ingredients, except beets.  Cook on High for 2 minutes.  Add beets.  Cook on [...]

Sweet and Pungent Beets

2 cup cooked beets; sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1  salt; to taste
1  pepper; to taste
In saucepan, combine all ingredients and cook until heated through. Serve hot or cold.
4 servings

Beets In Sweet Orange Sauce

9 medium beets
2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons orange peel; grated
2/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup Brown sugar; packed
6 tablespoons parsley; chopped
1 teaspoon crystallized ginger; chopped
  OR
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Heat oven to 400º. Cut beets into fourths. Place beets, oil and broth in ovenproof 3-quart saucepan. Cover and bake 30 to [...]

Roasted Beets with Dill

2 pounds beets – (abt 6 med); trimmed
1/4 cup water
6 tablespoons unsalted butter – (3/4 stick)
1/4 cup fresh dill; chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  Salt; to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Place beets in small roasting pan with 1/4 cup water.  Cover pan tightly with foil.  Bake until beets are [...]