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Balsamic-Dressed Roasted Beets
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4 medium beets
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 star anise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Preheat oven to 400°.
Leave root and 1 inch of stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Wrap beets in foil. Bake at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool beets to room temperature. Peel and cut each beet into 8 wedges. Combine juice, vinegar, sugar, and star anise in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 10 min). Discard anise. Combine beets, vinegar mixture, salt, and pepper; toss. From Cooking Light, Nov. 2005.
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