Things that pair with beets:

apples arugula avocado basil beans, green beef beet greens BUTTER, UNSALTED cabbage capers caraway seeds carrots caviar celery CHEESE: blue, cambozola, cheddar, GOAT, PARMESAN, ROQUEFORT, SALTY chervil chicory chiles chives cilantro citrus coriander cream crème fraîche cumin curry dill eggs, hard-boiled endive escarole fennel fennel seeds fish French cuisine frisée garlic ginger herbs honey herring horseradish leeks LEMON: juice, zest lemon balm lemon thyme lemon verbena lime maple syrup milk mint mushrooms (e.g., shiitake) MUSTARD, DIJON mustard oil
nutmeg oil: canola, peanut, vegetable, walnut OLIVE OIL olives, esp. niçoise onions: red, white, yellow ORANGE: JUICE, ZEST parsley, flat-leaf pasta pears PEPPER: BLACK, WHITE pistachios potatoes radishes rosemary Russian cuisine salads, esp. green SALT: kosher, sea scallions SHALLOTS sherry soups, esp. borscht sour cream spinach stocks: chicken, veal, vegetable sugar: brown, white TARRAGON thyme vinaigrette, mustard VINEGAR: balsamic, champagne, cider, raspberry, red wine, sherry, tarragon, white wine vodka WALNUTS AND WALNUT OIL wine, white yogurt Flavor Affinities beets + chives + orange + tarragon beets + citrus + goat cheese + olive oil + shallots beets + crème fraîche + orange + tarragon beets + dill + sour cream beets + endive + goat cheese + pistachios beets + endive + orange + walnuts beets + goat cheese + walnuts beets + Gorgonzola cheese + hazelnuts + vinegar beets + honey + tarragon beets + mint + yogurt beets + olive oil + Parmesan cheese + balsamic vinegar beets + orange + walnuts beets + potatoes + balsamic vinegar beets + shallots + vinegar + walnuts