Obamas Beets

“One thing the president and I, we don’t really like, are beets,” the first lady said in an interview Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “We don’t have beets. We’re a no-beet garden. We believe there’s a beet gene. You either love beets or you hate ‘em, and neither of us have the beet gene.”

Beets Me by Beth Surdut

As part of my  Art From the Kitchen~ Painted and Served, I have a beet recipe that  makes grown  men  lick their plates, so perhaps the presidential  family--famous for their open-mindedness-- will give it a try. 

Beets Me, the recipe ~ painted and served by Beth Surdut

Golden beets (oh my!) or red beets (oh yes!!) or a mixture of both

Maché or baby arugula—just a few leaves per serving

Crème fraîche or Greek-style yogurt

Honey to drizzle

Lemon—a few drops into the honey

Separate plates

Remove greens, clean and cut beets into quarters.

Steam till easily pierced about 8 minutes

Cut into bite size pieces

Prepare a welcoming bed of yogurt or crème fraîche

Sprinkle a light design of greenery

Arrange beets on top

Mix honey and fresh lemon juice to taste and drizzle delicately over  beets and yogurt

Serve beets warm or at room temperature

Watch diners surreptitiously lick their plates.