Food

Beet Dip with Sour Cream and Horseradish

Recipe created by Frances Boswell

An excellent (and cancer-fighting!) dip for potato chips, this also makes a nice side dish for steak .

This recipe is part of our superfoods menu .

Servings: Serves 4 (makes about 1 cup)

Ingredients

1 medium beet (7 to 8 ounces)

1/2 cup sour cream

1 Tbsp. prepared horseradish

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper

1 Tbsp. chopped dill or chives

Directions

Peel beet, then grate on the large holes of a box grater set in a medium bowl.

Stir in sour cream, horseradish, salt, and pepper. Top with fresh herbs, and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

From the January 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine