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Balsamic Onion and Beetroot Bake

Updated: May 13th 2019 • Published: Jun 2nd 2015 • 26 Comments

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Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.

Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.

Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.

Some food just looks beautiful, the colours sing and the dish is like a picture on the plate. This balsamic onion and beetroot bake is almost that dish. When you prepare it and get it all in the roasting tin it is a glorious sight, the deep purple vegetables are flecked with greeny blue thyme. Then you add a gloss of oil and a dark brown drizzle of balsamic vinegar and it looks like a piece of modern art. I think these pictures are some of my favourite food prep photos ever. When I took them I wanted to get them framed and put it on my kitchen wall (in fact I may still do that!!!).

Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.

Then I cooked the dish! I was so disappointed, so disappointed that I almost didn’t share the recipe with you. My glorious piece of food art had turned into what looked like lumps of charcoal. At first I thought I had burnt it, but the beetroot was soft and the onions were sweet and caramelised. It wasn’t burnt it just wasn’t pretty.

So I am sharing more photos of before it went into the oven 🙂 this dish is beautiful before it is cooked and delicious when it is cooked.

Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.

The sweet beetroot and onion are roasted with balsamic vinegar, oil and fresh thyme. I like to add a drizzle of maple syrup, but that really isn’t necessary. This is a delicious dish without it, but I just love maple syrup glazed veg!


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Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.
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Balsamic Onion and Beetroot Bake

Balsamic onion and beetroot bake. A deliciously and naturally sweet side dish that is perfect for serving with grilled meats.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts
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Ingredients

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  • 6 small and cleaned beetroot
  • 2 red onions
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • Ground black pepper
  • Salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C/160ºC fan forced/Gas mark 4.
  • Peel the beetroot and cut into quarters.
  • Peel the onion but make sure you leave the root intact.
  • Cut the onions in half and then cut each half into 3 segments
  • Place the beetroot and red onion into a baking dish.
  • Pour over the balsamic vinegar and olive oil (and maple syrup, if using).
  • Sprinkle over the fresh thyme and season well with salt and black pepper
  • Roast for 45 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 12.9mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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  1. Caroline says

    Jul 30th 2015 at 3:35 pm

    This is so pretty!!! I love it.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jul 30th 2015 at 3:36 pm

      Oh thank you Caroline. It was pretty I almost didn’t want to cook it!

      Reply
  2. Kennedy [email protected]'s Creative Corner says

    Jun 13th 2015 at 10:26 am

    I love roasting vegetables! It gives them a glorious taste. I love the addition of the maple syrup! It’s always great to have something sweet to counteract the acidic taste of the balsamic. This looks scrumptious, and I can’t wait to try this!
    I recently made a cooking and baking blog, too.
    http://kcolescreativecorner.com
    I would greatly appreciate it if you would check it out!
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 14th 2015 at 7:13 am

      Thank you.
      I will check it out. Good luck with it all 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tina Marie says

    Jun 11th 2015 at 5:21 am

    What a wonderful and fresh idea. Beets are one of my favorites!

    Came across this wonderful recipe from the Linkin party TryABiteTuesday from Caleigh’s Kitchen

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 11th 2015 at 9:24 am

      Thank you for stopping by Tina.
      I love them too, such a unique sweet earthy flavour 🙂

      Reply
  4. Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen says

    Jun 10th 2015 at 9:52 pm

    Love roasted onions and have been looking for new ideas to try out. This looks beautiful!
    Thanks for linking up at Try a Bite Tuesday link party!!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 10th 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you Amber, I think roasting is the best way to cook most veg.
      Thank you for hosting 🙂

      Reply
  5. Angela - Patisserie Makes Perfect says

    Jun 10th 2015 at 4:30 pm

    This looks so delicious and there is so much it would go with. Some Jersey Royals would be delicious with this, but then it would be amazing in a cold pasta salad or stirred through cous cous. Oh the possibilities are endless 🙂

    A delicious recipe, I found your site through #TryABiteTuesday

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 10th 2015 at 5:43 pm

      Stirred through couscous is a great idea, maybe with some feta crumbled over the top. Yum!

      Reply
  6. Nicole - Champagne and Chips says

    Jun 6th 2015 at 4:29 pm

    That really is such a pretty before photo but the ‘after’ is good too and sounds delicious – I love that sweet/earthy flavour combination

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 6th 2015 at 7:27 pm

      Thank you Nicole, I think it was mostly disappointment that the beautiful colours has disappeared. I wanted to eat the raw picture 😉 but the cooked one was definitely delicious.

      Reply
  7. Sneha says

    Jun 5th 2015 at 9:30 pm

    Heyya, Those beets are gorgeous! They must have tasted incredible. It’s been ages since I’ve cooked beets. 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 6th 2015 at 7:25 pm

      Thank you.
      I love roasted veg, they all taste so much better roasted 🙂

      Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:47 pm

    Those beets are gorgeous! They must have tasted incredible. It’s been ages since I’ve cooked beets.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:51 pm

      They were so beautiful before they were cooked and then tasted beautiful after they were cooked 😉

      Thank you for coming by Christin 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:33 pm

    Wow the flavor of this looks absolutely unreal!!!!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 8:51 pm

      Thank you Jocelyn 🙂

      Reply
  10. [email protected] says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 7:13 pm

    You kill two birds with one stone here…beautiful art piece for your wall! And delicious dish! I’d hang it! And eat it! No doubt!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 7:26 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  11. Michael says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 5:40 pm

    5 stars
    I’m working on liking beetroot! This should help me on the way.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 5:42 pm

      Hehe, I hope so 🙂

      Reply
  12. Emma says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:18 pm

    I absolutely adore purple vegies (most of us don’t eat enough of them). The colours are gorgeous and I just bet it tasted wonderful 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:20 pm

      Thank you Emma 🙂

      Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    Jun 3rd 2015 at 1:23 am

    This dish is simply stunning. I love the colors.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Jun 3rd 2015 at 7:27 am

      Thank you Sam. I am still thinking of framing one of them for the kitchen wall! 🙂

      Reply

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