9 Surprisingly Elegant Beet Dishes for Events

Beets, along with hummus on pita points, were passed during the reception for the Washington Humane Society's annual Fashion for Paws runway show and fund-raiser in April 2014 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Toben Food by Design served roasted beets topped with goat cheese, pistachio, and arugula at the Three to Be Foundation’s Stems of Hope Gala in September 2011, held at the Guvernment & Kool Haus Entertainment Complex in Toronto.

Crimson agave-scented beet soup sippers with sage gremolata by Tables of Content in Boston are a vibrant hors d'oeuvre option.

Guests dined on Limelight Catering's beet-and-chevre Napoleon, along with a salad of micro greens, blueberries, and heirloom tomatoes drizzled with arugula vinaigrette, at the Parkways Foundation's fund-raiser, held at the Tiffany & Company Foundation Celebration Garden in Chicago's Grant Park in September 2009.

Servers passed a selection of hors d'oeuvres, including yellow beets with goat cheese, from Daniel et Daniel Event Creation & Catering, at the inaugural Chef's Challenge for a Cure gala in November 2010 at the Carlu in Toronto.

Bartenders served vodka infused with beets and horseradish, pomegranate and ginger, and cranberry and coriander at Performa's November 2010 fund-raiser in New York.

The beet salad by executive chef Tanya Baker at the Boarding House in Chicago features herbed goat cheese, cashew streusel, and a carrot reduction.

Winter Caprese skewers with apples, red beets, and mint, from Fig Catering in Chicago, offer a fresh way to present the root veggie.

Mike Isabella Concepts catered the Taste portion of the Chance for Life benefit event, held at the Sphinx Club in Washington in February, and served appetizers like beet skewers with grilled haloumi and coriander honey from his restaurant Kapnos.