It caramelizes the sugars in the beets, giving them a sweeter and more concentrated flavor.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These three methods for cooking beets are straightforward, low on prep work, and extremely forgiving. Especially if you’re boiling ...

This salad is visually beautiful with the deep, summer, jewel tones of beets, cherries and peaches. It celebrates August’s colorful, juicy bounty! The burrata is so inviting and creamy on top, ready ...

Even for vegetable lovers, beets can be a hard sell. Beets are one of those love-'em-or-hate-'em vegetables, with strong opinions on both sides. As beets come into their peak season from late summer ...

You just can't "beet" it.

Beet borscht isn't considered sexy, but beets weren't considered a delicacy, either, until a few years ago. Then they started showing up in trendy salads, soups and side dishes, and in every color -- ...

Several years ago, I was talking to my then-boss's boss about what I should add to my dinner plate that night. Paula Dempsey, head research librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago, asked me ...