Roasted beetroot chips
Straight forward, colourful alternative to potato wedges. Beetroot chips are perfect for pre dinner/barbie snacks with tzatziki or sour cream. They are also a fun and healthy way of getting kids and the ‘meat and spuds’ brigade to eat 5 a day. You know the ones I am that I talking about, they tell you that salad doesn’t agree with them and follow up the name of any green vegetable with the word “yuck” whilst poking their tongue and clutch their stomach as if it makes them sick.
Beetroot is also lower in carbs than spuds, so handy for the new year diets.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Colourful rows
Beetroot, one of the more colourful root veg
Ingredients (4 people)
- 4 medium sized beetroot, as fresh as possible
- Olive oil
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
- Dried basil
- Fresh rosemary
- Fresh thyme
Method
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.
- Wash the beetroot, cut the leaves and stalks off and remove any roots. The smaller leaves are great in salads, larger ones can be used in soups and stews.
- Cut each beetroot into 12 wedges and place on an oven tray.
- Rub a few tablespoons of olive oil onto the wedges.
- Season with salt, pepper and the dried basil and ensure that all the surfaces are coated in the oil and seasoning.
- Throw a few sprigs of fresh rosemary in between the chips and place in the preheated oven.
- After about 20 minutes the chips should begin to soften. Increase the oven temperature to 180 degrees for the last 20 minutes. This will crisp up the outside and finish roasting the beetroot wedges.
- Check that they are cooked by pricking them with a fork, they should be crisp (but not burnt) on the outside and soft in the middle. If they are not, give them another 10 minutes. Keep and on eye on them to prevent burning though.
- Serve with fresh thyme tips, lemon wedges and tzatziki.
Seasoned and oiled, roasting time!
Pass the dip!
About the Author
Gareth Englishman in Sydney loves a whisky, pies and all things savoury. Digital Marketer by day, cook the rest of the time. Amateur writer, photographer & aspiring anthropologists.
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BBQ for my birthday this weekend – will have to try this out.
Happy Birthday Wayne, have a good one, should check out the summer cocktails too: http://www.thequickten.com/food/top-ten-summer-cocktails/
ohhh – I like the look of these! Will give them a go very soon.
G
I tried the beetroot chips when I had friends round for drinks.They were a resounding success,should have roasted more.
Thanks Donna
Wow these beetroot “chips” look like fun I must try thanks for the recipe. Tonight we had raw beetroot with tomatoes and endives. Very good too.
The beetroot chips are pretty good, they make a nice change for dips and snacks.
These sound fabulous Gareth! I thought they were the super thin ones like the kind you get in packets on shelves but these sound even better 😀
Thanks Lorraine, they are a firm favourite of Nina’s and great as a guilt free snack.