Beet

Beet Salad with Ricotta Salata and Black Olive Croutons

At her restaurant, Lynch includes black truffle in the vinaigrette for this salad, but it's so flavorful as it is that we didn't feel the truffle was necessary.

Arctic Char with Horseradish Cream, Sweet-and-Sour Beets, and Dandelion Greens

Salmon fillets can be substituted for the char. For a shortcut version of the horseradish cream, just mix 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream with prepared white horseradish to taste.

Roasted Beets with Dill

This simple side dish is even easier to prepare if you roast the beets the day before you plan to serve them.

Halibut with Roasted Vegetables and Spicy Cilantro Sauce

Warm Goat Cheese, Beet and Arugula Sandwiches

These sandwiches would go well with the vegetable and bean chili.

Beet and Beet Green Risotto with Horseradish

Beet, Red Onion and Horseradish Relish

Start preparing this at least a day ahead.

Tsimmes with Beets, Turnips, and Beef

The following tsimmes with beets, turnips, carrots, and meat came from Vilna to Brooklyn earlier in this century. When I make this for my family I do not tell the children that it includes beets and turnips. For some unknown reason they never ask me how the dish became so red. They love it.

Twice-Cooked Beets in Chianti Glaze

The wine glaze both balances the natural sweetness of the beets and intensifies the savory beet flavor. In Tuscany, this is a favorite side dish for game and fowl.

Crab Meat and Beet Purée on Granny Smith Apple

You can make the crab mixture and beet purée ahead of time, but don’t assemble these hors d'oeuvres until just before serving or the apple slices will discolor.