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This is a very good and easy ancient recipe, included in [Apicius](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apicius)' cookbook. We make this often as a side dish. It goes particularly well with the recipe for[ Parthian Chicken](https://blog.crystalking.com/crystal-king/blog/2013/02/11/parthian-chicken-delish)! You may have been making [beets](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beet) this way and not even known that the recipe was at least 2,000 years old!  
 The original recipe:

*Cook the beets with mustard and serve them in a little [oil and vinegar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinaigrette)*. ~ Apicius

## **Mustard Beets**

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- 2 large beets
- 1 tbsp prepared mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar

1. Boil the beets, peel them and cut into small cubes. Cover with a a sauce made from the mustard, oil and vinegar. 

Some translators of the recipe think that the recipe may have been referring to beet greens, which would work equally well.

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- [Fall In Love With Beets](http://www.tastyeatsathome.com/2013/02/fall-in-love-with-beets/) (tastyeatsathome.com)
- [Meatless Mondays: Blood Orange Salad with Roasted Beets, Fennel, and Goat Cheese](http://food4thoughtnyc.com/2013/01/21/meatless-mondays-blood-orange-salad-with-roasted-beets-fennel-and-goat-cheese/) (food4thoughtnyc.com)
- [Today's Recipe: Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese and Herbs](http://blog.williams-sonoma.com/todays-recipe-roasted-beets-with-goat-cheese-and-herbs/) (williams-sonoma.com)

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