Pan-Toasted Beets With Sweet Onions Walnuts & Blue Ch Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
18 trimmed medium beets -about 4 pound, s
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cooking spray
1 cup coarsely chopped vidalia onion -or, other sweet onio
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
Recipe Preparation
Recipe by: Weight Watchers Magazine, March/April 1997 1. Place beets
in a Dutch oven: cover with water. Bring to a boil: cover, reduce
heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse
under cold water. Drain: let cool. Rub off skins: cut into wedges.
Sat aside. 2. Place walnuts in a large nonstick skillet: cook over
medium-high heat 4 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently.
Remove from skillet. and set aside. 3. Coat skillet with cooking
spray, and place over medium heat until hot. Add onion, and saute 3
minutes or until tender. Add beets, and cook 15 minutes. stirring
frequently. Combine sugar and vinegar; add to skillet, and cook 2
minutes or until beets are glazed. Spoon into a bowl, and sprinkle
with toasted walnuts and blue cheese. Yield: 8 (1cup) servings.
Exchangee: 1 FR/V, 50 C. Per serving: CAL 209 (17% from fat); PRO 7.4
g: FAT 3.9 g (sat 0.9 g): CARB 39.4 g; FIB 3.4 g: CHOL 3 mg: IRON 3
mg: SOD 317 mg: CALC 84 mg.
Servings: 8
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