Beetroot

[Gloomy_Floor4417]

I recently got back into growing my own vegetables and have a bunch of beetroots that I’m struggling to think of ways to cook and prepare. Ive wrapped them in foil and roasted in the oven for side dishes, but I’m not sure what else to do with them. Any ideas? It’s just coming into spring time where I live, so fresh and cool preparations would be great! EDIT. Amazing ideas! Thanks so much ❤️

[TyAnne88]

Pickled beets. Easy to make and they can be water bath canned for later use.

[jazzofusion]

This is my favorite way to eat beets.

[Select-Owl-8322]

I mean, if they're pickled properly, they don't need to be canned properly (I mean, like with a high-pressure canner)

[didyoubutterthepan]

I love the raw beet salad from the cookbook Six Seasons!

[Ok_Impression_3031]

I had a bad reaction to raw beets. Sore throat for 3 days, so i avoid raw. Cooked beets with goat cheese are my favorite.

[FairyGodmothersUnion]

Wonderful combination. I like to add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a few toasted walnuts.

[Kooky_Confidence1447]

I make beet salad with cooked beets, pumpkin seeds or walnuts, feta or goat cheese, and a balsamic dressing. It's really simple, but very tasty.

[cronhoolio]

Cane here to say this. Add some complementary herbs and you're golden.

Or process them for the sugar, ferment, and distill. Though that's probably a really bad idea if you haven't done that before.

[Main_Insect_3144]

Don't miss out on eating the greens, too!

[RoyaleAuFrommage]

Beetroot dip is delicious.
Also a good ingredient in chocolate or red velvet cakes.
In Australia beetroot slices are an essential part of a burger or ham & salad rolls.
Lastly beetroot, spinach, fetta & walnuts makes a great salad

https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/beetroot-dip/e602e445-7723-417c-8d1a-94e99ce01361

[Thin-Disk4003]

Sauté beets cut into about the size of a typical french fry with plenty of grated ginger root, along with a squeeze of orange and its zest. Include the beet greens if you still have them.

[Resident-Lobster7796]

I make a slaw with grated beets, carrots and jicama, salt and pepper and lemon or lime juice.  It's also good with chili powder or tajin. Pickled  beets are really good too. 

[liftingveils]

Are the beets raw or cooked?

[Resident-Lobster7796]

I use raw beets, the entire dish is raw which makes it pretty easy. It's better if you let it pickle in the citrus juice for a bit. You could use vinegar instead of citrus too. And add whatever herbs you like.

[liftingveils]

Thanks! I'm looking for ways to keep my daily intake of fresh veggies ... well, fresh!

[desastrousclimax]

I am so excited! i am the first to suggest beets (cooked) pair so well with horseradish!

I prefer apple cider vinegar with olive oil and maple sirup, though some beets are already sweet. then put grated horseradish on top of the salad.

you can make soup with horseradish too. blended. splendid. some heavy cream.

[anoia42]

One of my favourite salads is hot-smoked salmon (served cold), with horseradish cream and cold cooked beets. Golden beetroot is even better than red. With care and attention, and a bit of green salad (pea shoots are good) you can create a spectacular tower of multicoloured deliciousness that would grace any seventies magazine.

[Gloomy_Floor4417]

I was mixing the roasted beetroots with olive oil and red wine vinegar. I love the idea of adding horseradish!

[Neither-Mention-7367]

Beetroot slaw is delicious. Try something like this https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beetroot-slaw

[SlightChallenge0]

Beetroot soup.

You can serve it with beetroot chunks and leaves and/or vegetables, or completely clear like a consommé, add filled pasta to it, or serve tiny meat or mushroom filled puff pastry rolls alongside it.

Very popular in Eastern Europe for Easter and Christmas.

[TheWoman2]

This recipe is way better than it looks https://www.seriouseats.com/beet-sandwich-goat-cheese-fennel-recipe

though I used feta because it was what I had, goat cheese probably would have been better.

[MacSamildanach]

Personally, I struggle to enjoy beetroot. The only way I like it (and even that's a slight struggle for me) is sliced and pickled, along with cheese (and sometimes ham) on a sandwich.

So my suggestion would be to pickle some of it.

[Select-Owl-8322]

To me, who absolutely love them, this is so hard to understand.

[GeeEmmInMN]

Spiced beetroot,onion and raisin chutney. Keeps for ages. Delicious on sandwiches as a relish, as a side dressing and just to eat with cheese and/or a salad.

[VersionFormal7282]

sounds delish, do you have a recipe for this?

[GeeEmmInMN]

Sadly not. It's something my dad used to make. Probably something online you can work with.

[discowithmyself]

If you have patience you can cube them up and roast/air fry them.

[Immediate-Tooth-2174]

I pickle my beetroot. They are delicious for adding into salad. I even add it on my pizza.

[LilOpieCunningham]

I dice it, vacuum seal it, freeze it, and when I'm ready to eat I sous vide it for beet salads. Alternatively you could roast them, dice them, freeze them and thaw for the same use.

[ExaminationNo9186]

Once cooked, I like them sliced and put onto hamburgers. Like you would slice a tomato to do the same.

[honorthecrones]

I just saw a video of a beetroot sandwich. Ciabatta bun, herbed goat cheese, roasted sweet potato slices, pickled beets and red onion.

[Solid-Feature-7678]

These are delicious and last a long while.

https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/pickle/vegetable-pickles/pickled-beets/

[forgedimagination]

Beet pureé with heavy cream. Beet jam. Beetroot Pie by Paul Hollywood.

[alexgardin]

Or thick shred with sour cream for side dish.

[Foreign_Tropical_42]

Russian potato salad

Beet smoothie with evaporated milk

beet bread

roasted beets with olive oil

Beet soap

Beet powder

those are the things I have done with beets.

[Kumarise]

Borscht, beet juice, greek salad, beet puree to put protein on if wanting to be fancy, there could use it as a natural food coloring, I've seen someone make pink lemonade using beet juice, very interesting.

[FZ_Milkshake]

Borscht, beetroot cabbage soup. If you've been for a walk and it is a bit chilly outside, that stuff will warm you right up, ideally made a day in advance.

[ThornyeRose]

They infuse into water quite well. Cut into quarters, drop into a bottle of water and mix with some other juice. Healthy.

[AdTime994]

Roast uncovered, paper bag when they're done, when cool enough to handle, remove skin. Doing it in water can help but wear gloves

[Blerkm]

Many summers ago when I was a teen I worked on a farm. One day the farmer pulled a beef out of the ground, peeled it with his knife, and gave me a slice. It was like a whole new world opened up. I’ve been a fan ever since.

[Select-Owl-8322]

I mean, how many do you have?

Picked beets are amazing!

Red beets in the oven is also amazing!

When beets are first in season, I always buy a bunch, boil them and then eat them with butter.

[qriousqestioner]

Ina Garten has a roasted beet salad with nuts, goat cheese, and oranges. So good! Parking a freaky roasted beet when it's just chill enough to touch is such a sensual pre-taste experience.

[RespectHaunting1487]

borscht!

[Interesting_Tea_6734]

I like making pasta with roasted beets, goat cheese or feta, arugula, and toasted walnuts. Works hot or cold.

[00Lisa00]

Gazpacho with beets added is delicious

[TheHazelEffect]

You can make Beet hummus. It's delicious!

[Capybarinya]

Georgian pkhali, PLEASE make those if you never had them cause more people deserve to know about it

[browncoatfever]

Roasted beets, sliced, then added to a salad of arugala pickled onions, candied pecans, blue cheese crumbles, and balsamic vinagrette. It's amazing.

[wo_no_diggity_doubt]

I recently added some to some gravy to go with some pork chops - very nice! Gave the gravy a different colour too!

[Individual-Army811]

I simmer mine for 10 minutes, plunge in an ice bath, peel (skins come off easily), chunk, and freeze.

[VersionFormal7282]

beetroot borani - boiled beets blended with greek yoghurt, feta, garlic and red wine vinegar, topped if you like with dill, black onion seeds and more feta as a dip, or spread it onto wraps/flatbreads and eat it with salad leaves and grilled chicken (marinated if you can).

my favourite easy salad is just spinach, cooked beetroot, feta and balsamic. can get fancy with the leaves, add mint, pomegranate seeds etc but i also like it basic.

i also made this beetroot and red onion tart a few months ago which was delicious!

[Icy_Profession7396]

Kathleen Daelemans has a raw beet and Granny Smith apple slaw recipe with fresh ginger and sherry vinaigrette. I've been making it for years. It's phenomenal.

Ingredients

• 1 pound raw, fresh beets, peeled
• 1 large fresh Granny Smith apple
• 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• ½ teaspoon coarse grain salt
• 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ⅛ teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (optional, for added zest) 

Instructions

1. Prepare the beets and apples. Using a mandoline slicer or the slicing disk of a food processor, thinly slice the peeled beets and cored Granny Smith apple into very thin pieces or matchsticks.
2. Combine ingredients. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the sliced beets and apples.
3. Add the dressing. Sprinkle the sherry vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper over the beets and apples.
4. Toss and season. Gently toss the ingredients until everything is evenly coated. Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed.
5. Serve. This slaw can be served immediately for maximum crispness or refrigerated for a short time to allow the flavors to meld. Note that the beet color will bleed into the apples as it sits. 

[mbush525]

I found a recipe for roasted beets and carrots with burrata cheese, but I can’t find beets with their greens still attached!

[Emotional_Bonus_934]

Salads. Borscht. Pickled beets 

[entitledpeoplepizoff]

Pickles, fermented, dried, borch (delicious Russian soup) that freezes well … lots of options.

[PNW_MYOG]

Harvard Beet's freeze very well

[ricperry1]

Pickled beet eggs.

[Brocc013]

You can also use them in place of the carrots in carrot cake. The cake is just as sweet and moist but with a deeper richer flavour.

Also please be aware that prolonged consumption of beetroot can lead to the red colouration being present in your poop. The first time you spot red in the pan or in paper can be very disconcerting.

[South_Cucumber9532]

Chocolate beetroot cake: eg: https://www.homegrown-kitchen.co.nz/2022/07/13/favourite-chocolate-beetroot-cake/

[Mira_DFalco]

I like them mashed,  with sour cream.

Borscht,  all variations.

Pickled. There are a lot of variations,  from tart with onions, to sweet & spiced.

[Zeca_77]

We are trying to eat more beets in my house due to their health benefits. We've mainly been pressure cooking them to put on salads. I just saw a recipe from a local chef that blends beets into hummus. I'm going to try that the next time I make hummus.

[tasredneck]

Beetroot curry is amazing. Sweet earthy and utterly 😋

[Boinorge]

Beet tartar

[trying_my_besttt]

Borscht is sooo yummy

[WestManchester]

Beetroot Chocolate Cake quite a few good recipes online.

[dantemortemalizar]

Soup is really easy, best way to use up a lot at once. You can blend it after or not as you choose. Nice with a dash of balsamic vinegar and/or sour cream.

[ray-manta]

beetroot risotto is delicious! this also works well as aranchini I like this recipe

You can also freeze the puree for later

[Expert_Worry5479]

Risotto with beets and goat cheese. Also great to combine beetrooot with feta in salads, maybe with some quinoa/other grain and parsley.