11 beet recipes that make veggies fun again

These 11 beet recipes show how versatile this colorful vegetable can be. They include a mix of warm and cold dishes that work for lunch, dinner, or snacks. Beets bring a natural sweetness and earthy touch to any meal.

Beet Smoothie

Adding beets to a smoothie is a great way to increase your fiber intake while benefiting from their natural antioxidants and nutrients. Try blending them with your favorite fruits for a colorful and health-promoting smoothie. Get the recipe: Beet Smoothie

Roasted Beets

This roasted beet recipe will have you successfully roasting beets for use as an ingredient, side dish, or salad. Make this nutritious and versatile dish in advance and even freeze for later. Get the recipe: Roasted Beets

Roasted Beet Salad With Goat Cheese

A plate of roasted beet salad. — Image Credit: Quiche My Grits

This roasted beet salad with goat cheese is like a flavour party on a plate. You’ll love these oven-roasted beets and goat cheese tossed with crunchy pistachios and a homemade honey-dijon vinaigrette. Get the recipe: Roasted Beet Salad With Goat Cheese

Chocolate and Beetroot Cupcakes

A chocolate and beetroot cupcake on a plate. — Image Credit: Eat and Thrive Kitchen

These chocolate and beetroot cupcakes are a quick dessert option, with vibrant beetroot blended into cocoa powder, Greek yogurt, and olive oil for extra moisture. Topped with a high-protein, cream cheese-style white chocolate frosting. Get the recipe: Chocolate & Beetroot Cupcakes

Orange Ginger Beetroot Broccoli Salad

Broccoli beet salad gets a fresh twist with a zesty orange ginger vinaigrette and comes together in under 30 minutes. Great for summer get-togethers or as a colorful holiday side. Get the recipe: Orange Ginger Beetroot Broccoli Salad

Healthy Beet Berry Smoothie Bowl

This beet berry smoothie bowl is bright, refreshing, and secretly packed with good stuff. It’s quick, vegan, gluten-free, and honestly kind of addictive. Get the recipe: Healthy Beet Berry Smoothie Bowl

10-Minute Cold Beet Soup

Cold beet soup is a summer lifesaver when it’s hot out and the kitchen is the last place you want to be. This refreshing cold borscht comes together in 10 minutes and hits the spot on warm, lazy afternoons or the first sunny days of spring. Get the recipe: 10-Minute Cold Beet Soup

Roasted Beet Hummus

This roasted beet hummus always comes out bright and creamy. It’s slightly sweet, goes with pretty much everything, and somehow disappears first every time. Get the recipe: Roasted Beet Hummus

Raspberry Beet and Cereal Smoothie Bowl

Sweet berries and red beets turn this cereal smoothie bowl into a colorful, fiber-filled upgrade. With milk and yogurt in the mix, it’s got all the protein you need with no powders required. Get the recipe: Raspberry Beet and Cereal Smoothie Bowl

Greek Yogurt Beet Smoothie

This creamy beet smoothie blends banana, berries, spinach, and yogurt for a sneaky way to get more veggies in. Don’t worry, it doesn’t taste too beet-y, thanks to all that fruity sweetness. Get the recipe: Greek Yogurt Beet Smoothie

Feta Beet Salad

Beet salad with crumbled feta, pistachios and fresh herbs on a plate with serving spoon. — Image Credit: Running to the Kitchen

This beet salad with feta cheese is a truly delicious and impressive dish using simple ingredients. Cooked beets, crumbled feta and pistachios come together with fresh herbs and a lemon olive oil dressing to enjoy as a side salad or light summer meal. Get the recipe: Feta Beet Salad