Pomegranate Glazed Beets Recipe

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A ruby red pomegranate glaze lends a tart, slightly sweet taste to tender beets. They’d be the perfect addition to a festive holiday table.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Pomegranate Glazed Beets Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

2 pounds fresh beets, trimmed and peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
1-1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cut each beet into six wedges; place in a large bowl. Add oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt; toss to coat.
Place a piece of heavy-duty foil (about 24 in. long) in a 15-in. x 10-in. baking pan. Arrange beets on foil; fold foil around beets and seal tightly. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until beets are tender. Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the pomegranate juice, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, orange peel, pepper and remaining salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until mixture is syrupy and reduced to 1/3 cup. Carefully open foil from around beets; add to syrup and toss gently to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup equals 171 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 417 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Pomegranate Glazed Beets in Country Woman December/January 2013, p33