Beets with Onion and Cumin

New Year's - Holidays and Events

If you like beets, you'll love this recipe. For those who don't like beets, they may just change their minds.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Beets with Onion and Cumin

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 small onion

chopped

1 clove garlic

minced

1 ½ teaspoons cumin seed

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

5 medium beets

peeled and quartered

2 tomatoes - peeled

seeded and chopped

1 ½ cups water

1 teaspoon salt

Chef John's Porchetta

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Directions

Step 1

Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour in oil and saute onion and garlic until translucent. Mix in cumin seed and saute an additional 2 minutes. Sprinkle in flour and saute 1 minute more.

Step 2

Stir in beets tomatoes water and salt. Reduce heat to low cover pan with lid and allow to simmer 30 to 45 minutes until beets are tender.

Nutritional Information

Beets with Onion and Cumin

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 139.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.9g 6%

Carbohydrates: 16.7g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 3.3g 13%

Sugars: 10.1g

Fat: 7.5g 12%

Saturated Fat: 0.6g 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 548.2IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 12.4mg 21%

Folate: 92.9mcg 23%

Calcium: 33.8mg 3%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 30.8mg 11%

Potassium: 478.4mg 13%

Sodium: 849.3mg 34%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 67.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.