Beets, I know, is a touchy subject. It seems you either love them or hate them. Well in my case I never had an encounter with them until I was told I need to start eating them.  It is very hard to find new sides when you are implementing new veggies and taking out things like mac and cheese. Well for me it is all about flavor. I have tried these babies boiled, baked, roasted, pickled and even chipped. I care for some ways but not too crazy about others. For instance, I don’t think i like them boiled. Then I was laying in bed thinking about how I would make garlic roasted butternut squash and balsamic carrots for school children, yes I really made that for children (by the way, they loved it). And I was thinking of flavors that mesh well and I came up with sweet potatoes and beets. Now let me say while I used my Paderno Spirilizer you can hash this into little squares, use a hand held spiralizer or even slice them into chips and this recipe will still work. Its all about the flavors and desired tenderness.  This combination turned out to be one of my favorites. Also the upside down face i got from the teen in the house turned into a surprised smile when she tasted as well.

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