Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

Delicious. Easy to make even with a toddler competing for the attention. Substituted apple cider vinegar and brown sugar.

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stannius

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2011

Quite good. I served it with chicken but it would probably work better with pork chops.

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Jackie

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

I never liked beets before. I found this recipe because I needed to bring a red dish to a True Blood themed party. I LOVE this now, and am making it for Thanksgiving too. (For True Blood lovers: I call it Talbot Salad, and it gets served in a tall ornate glass candy dish like what Russell kept him in. )

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Sue Anne

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2009

Our family loves beets so I decided to try this for Thanksgiving. I couldn't believe this little dish calls for 5oz of butter. That seemed a LOT to me so I reduced it to about 1oz and it still turned out great. One suggestion: serve it with a bit of horseradish. Mix it in with beets and the taste is heavenly!

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

What a great way to serve beets! This was delicious. I like the chunky texture, not completely pureed. I used raspberry vinegar and served it with baked salmon, kale and basmati rice. A hit!

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Cazuela

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

This was okay, I guess. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it.

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Beth

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

EXCELLENT! started cooking at 6:45am and glad i did...i doubled the recipe for a dinner party tonight and helped myself to some for breakfast - it is that good! i'm sure my company is going to devour it. i am thinking of toasting some walnuts to sprinkle on top to add another layer of both texture and flavor, however, if i don't get around to it, no big deal. it is great just the way it is. thanks for a great recipe.

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lisa

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

Absolutely delicious! I was intrigued by the reviews & am so glad I tried this! The combination of flavors and the way they blend together is amazing. I had to make a few substitutions: couldn't find a vidalia onion so I used a sweet onion (not a regular yellow onion). I also couldn't find cranberry vinegar, thought I had some raspberry vinegar at home but didn't, so I used balsamic. And in place of butter I used a Smart Balance 50/50 stick (half butter, half SB) to cut back on the fat. Otherwise I followed the recipe. This is a very unique side dish, very rich, wonderful texture, and you can taste the different flavors as you eat it, but in a subtle way, as they meld together beautifully. Finally, I thought it a shame to toss the beautiful greens from my beets, so I found a recipe for beet greens & got another side dish out of those!

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Christine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

Wow! This is good stuff! It's tart, it's sweet it's rich...I understand the other reviewers saying they couldn't stay away from it. I used less butter, but if you're making it for a special occassion, go for the full amount, it really adds to the flavor. I had beets I'd cooked earlier in the week. I couldn't find cranberry vinegar (I really wonder what it is like--I'll keep looking), so used cider vinegar. I don't have a food processor, so I cooked the onions and pears in a saucepan and after adding the beets used an immersion blender. I tried to be careful, but there was still a little beet splatter! Aside from the mess, the blender worked well to get the right texture.

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Jeri L.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

If you can try only one new recipe this year, be sure to try this one! I was invited to some friends house a couple of days ago for Easter dinner. I don't know why, but they said earlier they were going to serve turkey and that was just fine with me because it finally gave me a good reason to try this fantastic side dish. Everyone--including me--thought it was simply wonderful. It is far too good for any king or queen who ever lived. I will definitely make this again.

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