Toddler Test Kitchen: Baked Beets in a Packet

Foil packs aren't just for camping!!Cooking food in a packet is not only great fun, but it is super easy. Kids love it, too, because it adds an element of surprise. Like a little present of yumminess.

Jamie Oliver might as well be the king of cooking food in packets. He has several recipes for chicken, fish, veggies in foil packs. Since I'm trying to experiment with all sorts of veggies, I decided to go with his roasted beets recipe in a packet. The keyword is "experiment" here as beets have always had a major ick factor for me conjuring up visions of passing slimy pickled beets 'round the table at my grandmother's house. Eew!

BUT, beets really can be tasty roasted. A"fantastic veg" as Jamie calls them (LOVE the way that guy talks).  If only someone had shown me the light when I was younger, I could have spent more of the last 33 years eating beets. Oh well. 

This is a fun recipe to make with kids. Since we've started an herb garden, picky whine 'n dine girl has been picking my herbs for recipes and lovin' it. Sounds like a Mc Donald's commercial, but for herbs.

This recipe did pass the Toddler Test Kitchen's pickiest customer, my 3 yr. old. Oh, I should also mention that baby whine 'n dine loved these. A side that appeased to all in our family. Love that.

Whew, enough talking, here's the recipe....

Baked Beets with Balsamic Vinegar, Marjoram & Garlic

from "The Naked Chef Takes Off," by Jamie Oliver

Ingredients:

1 lb. fresh raw beets, preferably golf-ball size, scrubbed

10 cloves of garlic, unpeeled and squashed

1 handful fresh marjoram or sweet oregano, leaves picked from stems

salt

pepper

10 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar

6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:
 

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Tear off around 5 ft. of aluminum foil and fold it in half to double the thickness. If you have large beets, halve them to speed up the cooking time otherwise cook them whole. Place them in the middle of the foil with the garlic and marjoram (or oregano), season generously with salt and pepper. Then fold the sides in to the middle. Before you seal the foil, add the vinegar and olive oil. Scrunch or fold the foil together to seal at the top. Put on a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven and cook for around 1 hour, until tender. Serve in the bag at the table.

 

Lovely, as Jamie says :)

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