Beet chips are a great way to satisfy your craving for crunch, while boosting key nutrients in your diet. Enjoy them as a snack, or mix them with other colorful oven-roasted vegetables to serve at your next party.
I’ve been on a beet kick lately. This heart-healthy superfood boosts the nutritional value of any salad, as well as dips and spreads. The vibrant-red color is the perfect way to add beauty to meals – especially around the holidays.
Last month, I posted my recipe for sliced roasted beets, and now, I’m sharing how you can make them as a snack.
Before I get to the recipe, though, I want to explain why I encourage you to incorporate this veggie into your diet. {If you came just for the recipe, you can scroll down to the bottom of this post and print the recipe.} Beets provide us with many nutrients that are lacking in the typical western diet. They are loaded with vitamin C, folate, dietary fiber and antioxidants. they alsocontain a rare phytonutrient compound called betalain. This pigment is what gives beets their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, along with their bright red color.
You can read how to grow beets, their history and more about their health benefits in my article – Beets: Breaking Down Their Slimy Reputation.
Now, to the recipe! Like kale chips, beets be made into a snack chip for times when you crave something crunchy. You only need 3 ingredients – beets, olive oil and salt. I also like to sprinkle rosemary on them for added flavor.
You can enjoy these beet chips alone, or mix them with other oven-roasted chips made from potatoes, sweet potatoes, kale or other favorite vegetable. Then you a healthy, colorful snack for family movie night or your next party.
Beet Chips
Ingredients
- 3 medium beets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/10 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Clean and peel beets, then as thin as possible. Try to make the slices as even as possible to prevent some of cooking faster than other. I use a mandoline kitchen slicer to make it easier.
- Add slices to a large bowl, then toss with olive oil until they are completely and evenly coated.
- Sprinkle with salt and toss again.
- Line the beet slices evenly on the baking sheet. I like to add a bit of rosemary for added flavor.
- Bake for ~ 15 minutes, the flip and cook for ~5-10 more minutes. Watch the beets closely after flipping and returning to the oven as they can burn easily.
- – Remove from oven and enjoy
Notes
- Make 2 servings of ~3/4 cup beets. Serving size will vary based on the size of the beets that you use.
- Nutrition Facts (per serving): 120 calories, 12 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g protein, 210 mg sodium, 8% daily potassium, 6% daily iron, 2% daily calcium
- Meal Planning Serving Size: 1 CHO; 0 PRO, 1.5 FAT
Hi, I’m Heather – a registered dietitian, busy mom, consultant, adventure junkie and travel addict who has mastered living healthy on the go. My blog is where I share simple recipes and healthy living tips to help and inspire others to live their best life.
I love your kale chips recipe. I’ll have to try this one next.
I have two Cancer’s and once I I went to a restaurant and they had beet drinks and I’ve been on a beat kick every since just recently I found beet chips out of grocery store in California close sprouts so there I go again eating more forms of beets