Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These delicious recipes are just the beginning of the wonderful things you can do with the planet’s most exuberantly hued root.

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Beets and chocolate might sound weird, but they make a happy couple in this recipe. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place peeled and quartered beets on a 10-by-10-inch square of foil. Bring foil over ...

1. Heat oven to 400 F. Grease an 11-by-15-by-1-inch sheet pan. 2. Wrap beets in foil and cook for about 40 minutes or until tender. Let cool then peel and puree in a food processor. 3. Mix oil, sugar ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A local company challenges Drexel culinary students to create original recipes made from their beet powder. Alexandra Zeitz, manager of the Drexel Food Lab, says their Beet Powder ...

1. Rinse, trim and peel beets, and then shred them on the coarse side of a grater to yield about 8 cups. Place the beets in a strainer or colander set over a bowl, and let stand 10 minutes to drain.