Name: Swedish Beets with Horseradish Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 3 pounds beets (scrubbed); 2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup drained prepared horseradish; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons finely minced chives

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This recipe for Swedish Beets and Horseradish Cream is delicious served with either a prime rib for Christmas, or as a side at your Thanksgiving Turkey dinner.

We made this with prime rib at our good friend’s home in Portland, Oregon, and it’s a delicious accompaniment to your roasted meats thanks to that delicious horseradish cream sauce!

Hope you enjoy this!

Swedish Beets with Horseradish Cream

This recipe for Swedish Beets and Horseradish Cream is delicious served with either a prime rib for Christmas, or as a side at your Thanksgiving Turkey dinner.

We made this with prime rib at our good friend's home in Portland, Oregon, and it's a delicious accompaniment to your roasted meats thanks to that delicious horseradish cream sauce!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 40 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Scandinavian

Servings 8

Ingredients

3 pounds beets scrubbed
2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup drained prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons finely minced chives

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Coat the beets in olive oil in a roasting pan.
Cover with foil and bake until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut into wedges when cool.
Make the Horseradish Sauce: Mix the horseradish, sour cream, lemon juice and salt and pepper to your taste.
Place the cooled beets in a bowl. Coat with half (or desired amount) of horseradish cream and sprinkle with chives.