Sweet-and-Sour Beets with Rice Vinegar and Ginger

Name: Sweet-and-Sour Beets with Rice Vinegar and Ginger
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 1-inch (2-cm) piece of fresh ginger; ⅔ cup (150 ml) rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; ¾ pound (350 grams) red beets; 2 sprigs of mint

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Vibrant Vegetables

By Janneke Philippi

Published 2024

About

Striking red in color, this vegetable is sweet and earthy in flavor. These sweet-and-sour beets are a great side with spicy Asian dishes. Rice vinegar is sweeter and milder than natural or wine vinegar, but if you can’t find it you can certainly use these other varieties. Feel free to add extra sugar or ginger syrup to taste.

Ingredients

1-inch (2-cm) piece of fresh ginger
⅔ cup (150

Europe
Netherlands
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

CUT the ginger into thin slices (no need to peel). Bring the rice vinegar to a boil along with the sugar and ginger. Allow the sugar to dissolve.

PEEL or scrub the beets. Shave the beets or slice them very thinly.

POUR the warm marinade over the beets. Tuck the mint in and among the beets and allow to cool. Cover the sweet-and-sour beets and keep them in the