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Best Beet Recipe

Modified: Jun 23, 2026 by Judith E. Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

This is a very warming and delicious beetroot recipe with the addition of onions.
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The best beet recipe is easy with beetroots and onions, cooked together.

This is a very warming and delicious beetroot recipe with the addition of onions. What an appetising combination of vegetables to satisfy your family, and it's such a simple dish to make, and good for you, which is a bonus.

The best beet recipe is easy with beetroots and onions, cooked together.

You can serve it with your favorite meat, fish or poultry yet it is just as good served with these vegetarian recipes Aubergines Au Gratin and Vegetable Bake or rice dishes like Fried Rice On The Side. However you serve it, the color and flavor is wonderful.

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The best beet recipe is easy with beetroots and onions, cooked together.

Best Beet Recipe

Judith Coates
This is a very warming and delicious beetroot recipe with the addition of onions.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 8 oz 225g onions, finely sliced
  • 4 oz 100g butter
  • 1½ lbs 675g cooked beetroot
  • ¼ pt 150ml double cream
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Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat.
  • Sauté (fry) the finely sliced onions in the butter until they begin to slightly brown.
  • Cut the beetroot into thick slices, then each slice into quarters and add to the onions.
  • Season with salt and black pepper.
  • Cook over a low heat for another 10 minutes.
  • Just before you are ready to serve, pour in the cream, mix well, heat for a few minutes and serve.

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