Turn simple beets into a flavor-packed dish! These honey roasted beets are sweet and tender, perfect as a side or appetizer over creamy yogurt.
Honey Roasted Beets 🍯 | Easy Side Dish or Appetizer 🌟
Honey roasted beets are naturally sweet, tender, and incredibly versatile. Roasting beets with honey and olive oil brings out their caramelized sweetness and makes them irresistible as a side dish or appetizer.
Serve the roasted beets over a creamy yogurt spread and sprinkle with crunchy dukkah. This simple combination makes a healthy, flavor-packed starter or side that’s perfect for entertaining or elevating a weeknight meal.
Why You’ll Love This Honey Roasted Beets Recipe ❤️
- Naturally sweet and tender: Honey roasting brings out the sweet flavor of beets and caramelizes them for a perfectly tender bite.
- Quick and easy: Ready in under 30 minutes with minimal prep.
- Versatile: Serve as a side dish or elegant appetizer over yogurt.
- Customizable: Add creamy goat cheese yogurt and crunchy dukkah, or keep it simple for a quick weeknight side.
- Make-ahead friendly: Store roasted beets in the fridge for meal prep, then assemble with toppings just before serving.
Ingredients for Honey Roasted Beets
Honey Roasted Beets Ingredients
- Beets (red, golden, or a mix)
- Olive oil
- Honey
- Salt and pepper
Notes: Peel beets for tenderness; small beets can be roasted unpeeled if well-scrubbed.
Optional Goat Cheese Yogurt Spread
- Greek goat yogurt (or drained plain yogurt)
- Fresh goat cheese
Notes: Whisk until smooth; spread on a plate and layer roasted beets on top to make a simple appetizer.
Optional Dukkah Topping
- Toasted pistachios
- Sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns
- Salt and dried mint
Shortcut: use store-bought dukkah or just sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
Optional for serving: pita chips
How to Make Honey Roasted Beets 🍯
Step 1: Preheat Oven and Prepare Beets
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Place beet quarters on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 2: Toss Beets with Honey, Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper
Drizzle with olive oil and honey, season with salt and pepper, and toss gently to coat.
Step 3: Roast Beets Until Tender and Caramelized
Roast for 20–25 minutes until tender and lightly caramelized at the edges.
Optional Goat Cheese Yogurt Spread for Appetizer 🥄
- Whisk yogurt and goat cheese until smooth.
- Spread on a serving plate in a circular pattern.
- Arrange roasted beets on top for a simple and elegant appetizer.
Optional Crunchy Dukkah Topping 🌿
- Toast sesame seeds, coriander, cumin, fennel seeds, and peppercorns until fragrant.
- Pulse with pistachios, salt, and dried mint in a food processor until coarsely ground.
- Sprinkle over roasted beets. Shortcut: use store-bought dukkah or just sprinkle with pistachios.
Serving Suggestions for Honey Roasted Beets 🥗
- Drizzle extra olive oil and honey for sweetness
- Serve as a side dish or appetizer over yogurt
- Pair with gluten-free pita
- Enjoy warm or chilled for meal prep
Variations for Honey Roasted Beets 🌈
- Simple Side Dish: Skip goat cheese and dukkah
- Creamy Yogurt Spread: Spread yogurt and goat cheese underneath the beets for an appetizer
- Crunchy Dukkah Topping: Optional, homemade or store-bought
- Rainbow Beets: Mix yellow or chioggia beets for extra color
FAQs About Honey Roasted Beets ❓
Can I make this ahead of time?
Yes! Store honey roasted beets in the fridge up to 4 days. Add goat cheese yogurt and dukkah just before serving for best texture.
Can I make this vegan?
Swap honey for maple syrup and use a thick dairy-free yogurt and omit the goat cheese for the spread.
Do I need to peel the beets?
Peeling ensures tenderness and removes tough skins, though small beets can be roasted unpeeled if scrubbed clean.
How should I serve it?
Serve warm as a side or as an appetizer over goat cheese yogurt. Dukkah is optional but adds texture and flavor.
Wrap Up 🎯
Honey roasted beets are naturally sweet, tender, and endlessly versatile. Serve them as a simple side or an elegant appetizer over yogurt. With just a few ingredients, this recipe transforms beets into a dish that’s healthy, beautiful, and full of flavor; perfect for weeknight meals or entertaining.
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Honey Roasted Beets with Yogurt
Honey roasted beets are served on a bed of whipped goat cheese and yogurt and sprinkled with dukkah.
Ingredients
For the Beets and Goat Yogurt Spread:
- 2 medium or 3 small beets, peeled and sliced thinly into quarters
- 2 teaspoons/10ml extra virgin olive oil (plus more for serving)
- 2 teaspoons/10ml honey (plus more for serving)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- A few grinds of black pepper
- 8oz/227g Greek goat yogurt (or drained regular yogurt)
- 2oz/56g fresh goat cheese
- Grain-free pita chips for serving
For the Dukkah:
- 2 Tablespoons/14g toasted shelled pistachios
- 1 Tablespoon/7g sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
- ⅛th teaspoon salt
- ⅛th teaspoon peppercorns
- ¼ teaspoon dried mint
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400° F.
- Place beets on a parchment lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, honey and season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine and roast for 20-25 minutes or until tender and caramelized around the edges.
- In the meantime make the goat cheese dip and dukkah.
- Whisk together yogurt and goat cheese until smooth. Set aside.
- Place pistachios in the bowl of a small food processor and pulse briefly to chop.
- Place sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and peppercorns in a small skillet over medium heat and toast stirring constantly until fragrant and lightly golden.
- Remove from heat and transfer to the food processor along with the toasted pistachios, salt and dried mint. Pulse until coarsely ground.
- Spread goat cheese yogurt dip on a large plate in a circular pattern and arrange cooked beets on top. Sprinkle with dukkah and drizzle with olive oil and honey on top. Serve with grain-free pita chips if desired.
Notes
Dietary Info:
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Vegetarian, Egg-Free
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 533mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 16g
Nutritional information for recipes contained on this website, such as calories, fat, carbs, etc. are only estimates and are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Sylvie Shirazi is the recipe developer and food photographer behind Gourmande in the Kitchen. For the last 10 years she's been making eating more healthfully easy and accessible with gluten-free, grain-free, paleo and vegan recipes that are free from processed ingredients.
Melissa @ My Darla Clementine says
This sounds great. As much as I love beets, I have never eaten them at home. Time to try something new!
Kelsey says
Wow, this looks AMAZING! What a great game day recipe...thanks for sharing!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
You make the most beautiful, swoon-worthy food! This looks AMAZING!!! I wish I had some of this for lunch.
Monica Stevens Le says
Sylvie, this sounds absolutely heavenly. Love me some roasted bees... and the goat cheese? Sending it over the top! Yum!
Arthur in the Garden! says
Lovely! I have recently discovered dukkah and za'atar!
Raia Todd says
Never tried dukkah before, but I love roasted beets and goat cheese!