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Baked. 1  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2  Clean off dirt with a paper towel. 3  Trim the roots and stems to 1/2 inch.  Wrap foil around each beet and place them on the baking 1  sheet. Bake for 60 minutes or until tender.  Remove from the oven and allow to 1  cool. Rub the skins off with your fingers, knife, peeler or damp paper  towel.
Or you can roast the beets gently until they're succulently tender, then rub the skins off with a paper towel. Here are five of our favorite ways to eat beets. Raw! - Yes, beets are quite good raw. Slice them up and serve them with a sprinkle of chile and lemon. Delicious. Roasted with goat cheese. - The classic, all-time favorite preparation. Roast beets until they are tender and juicy, then eat them with some spicy greens and piquant goat cheese.