Easy Roasted Beets

These yummy, colorful beets are my go-to fall side.

Ingredients:

• Organic beets (as many as you’d like)

• Olive oil

• Salt

• (Optional: pepper)

• Aluminum foil

Instructions:

1. Wash and scrub your beets really well. Don’t peel them—just clean them.

2. Snip off the tops and trim the roots.

3. Tear a piece of aluminum foil big enough to wrap each beet.

4. Drizzle a little olive oil on the foil, set the beet on top, sprinkle with salt (and pepper if you like).

5. Wrap it up into a little foil envelope. Repeat with all your beets.

6. Place the foil packets on a baking sheet and roast in a 400–450°F oven for about 45–60 minutes, depending on the size of your beets. They’re ready when a fork slides in easily.

7. Let them cool just a bit. Put on gloves if you don’t want stained hands, then slip the skins right off—they come off in seconds.

That’s it! No boiling pots, no red mess, just perfectly cooked beets ready to eat.