Crunchy, healthy and perfect for snacking, we can’t get enough of veggie chips! After making them with kale, daikon, and swede, we want to share a brand new recipe with you: Oven-Baked Beetroot Chips with Thyme Spice. You will love them!
We sliced raw beets into wafer-thin chips and sprinkled them with ground thyme, a pinch of salt, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Then we slowly baked them in the oven until super crispy. In an hour you have delicious fries much healthier than the classic fried potato chips – without any oil!
Turnips are a incredibly nutritious vegetables, rich in antioxidants and valuable compounds that support a healthy liver and blood pressure. However, many people have difficulty using them in recipes other than salads or dislike their taste. So turning beetroot into crunchy chips is a fun way to consume more of this root. The combination with lemon and thyme also helps to tone down their bittersweet taste.
Although beetroot is a root vegetable like potatoes, it has almost half the carbs and twice the fiber. That means a serving of beet chips has fewer calories than a serving of potato chips. Besides, it will keep you satisfied longerbecause fiber fills you up and slows down the flow of energy from food.
We didn’t use oil in our recipe, so these chips come in handy fat free. This is great news if you’re on a weight loss plan but don’t want to miss out on a crunchy snack. You can pair them with a healthy dip like classic hummus or our vegan cauliflower “cheese” sauce for a filling snack or light lunch.
A 25 gram serving of these baked beet chips contains only 100 caloriesand it covers 8% RDI of carbohydrates And a quarter of your daily fiber needs – all without fat!