Beet

Salmon fillets can be substituted for the char. For a shortcut version of the horseradish cream, just mix 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream with prepared white horseradish to taste.

This simple side dish is even easier to prepare if you roast the beets the day before you plan to serve them.

These sandwiches would go well with the vegetable and bean chili.

Start preparing this at least a day ahead.

The following tsimmes with beets, turnips, carrots, and meat came from Vilna to Brooklyn earlier in this century. When I make this for my family I do not tell the children that it includes beets and turnips. For some unknown reason they never ask me how the dish became so red. They love it.

The wine glaze both balances the natural sweetness of the beets and intensifies the savory beet flavor. In Tuscany, this is a favorite side dish for game and fowl.

You can make the crab mixture and beet purée ahead of time, but don’t assemble these hors d'oeuvres until just before serving or the apple slices will discolor.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min

Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 1 3/4 hr

Beets and potatoes team up in this simple, slightly spicy Ethiopian salad from Meskerem Restaurant in Washington, D.C.

Grated roasted beets lend interest here.

Begin making the coleslaw two days ahead and the whitefish one day ahead. Pour a Chardonnay or Pinot Noir with dinner.

These beets would be a great way to liven up simple roasted meats such as pork and chicken.