Since you've asked what goes well with beets, we thought we'd give you just that.
Use these lists whenever you need to know what flavors and ingredients taste good with beets.
Foods starring beets:
- salads
- soups (borscht)
Herb & spice matches:
- anise seeds (star anise)
- basil
- caraway seeds
- chevril
- chives
- cumin
- curry powder
- dill
- fennel seeds
- garlic
- ginger
- mint
- parsley
- pepper (black or white)
- tarragon
- thyme
Oil, vinegar and sauce matches:
- butter
- creme fraiche (or sour cream)
- honey
- horseradish
- maple syrup
- dijon mustard
- olive oil
- walnut oil
- vinegar (balsamic, red wine, sherry, white wine)
Vegetable matches:
- arugula
- avocado
- bell peppers
- cabbage
- capers
- carrots
- celery
- celery root
- cucumbers
- fennel
- greens (collard, dandelion, mixed, mustard)
- onions
- potatoes
- shallots
- spinach
- tomatoes
Fruit matches:
- apples (or apple juice)
- citrus, juice or zest (lemon, orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit etc.)
- pomegranate
Meat protein matches:
- beef
- cheese (feta, goat, parmesan, ricotta)
- eggs (hard-boiled)
- fish
- yogurt
Beans & other legume matches:
- lentils (green or red)
Nut & seed matches:
- hazelnuts
- pecans
- pine nuts
- pistachios
- walnuts
- pumpkin seeds
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