Beet Chips
Want to get the kids to eat beets? Recipes like this are the secret.
This is one of my favorite beet recipes because it has just two ingredients, and lets the natural sugars from the beets shine through.
Terra chips makes a wonderful line of healthy snack chips, including my favorite, Beets and Sweets, a combination of beet chips and sweet potato chips. But there's no need to buy beet chips when you can make your own.
With this recipe, you can make your beets as crunchy or as soft as you like, depending on how long you roast them. And feel free to adjust the amount of oil to suit your taste.
I use my favorite Maldon sea salt in this recipe -- you can buy it online at Saltworks. It really brings out the flavor of these beets. But if you don't have sea salt, feel free to substitute kosher salt.
Beet Chips
- 4 beets, scrubbed -- do not peel
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Maldon sea salt to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Using the slicing blade of your food processor, a mandoline or a sharp knife, slice beets thinly. You want them to be the size of a potato chip. Toss with olive oil and salt. Spread evenly on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Roast 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning halfway through, until crisp. Check often to make sure they don't burn.
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 65 calories, 4 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein, 1% Vitamin A, 7% Vitamin C, 1% calcium, 4% iron
