Beetroot. I have never eaten it before

[wafflycat]

Beetroot. YUM. One of my favourite veggies.

From the basic pickled in a jar (but soooo much nicer when it's homegrown & home-pickled)
To boiled or roasted and had as a vegetable accompaniment to a main course... YUM..
Or the leaves of the baby plant picked & eaten as part of a salad.. YUM.

It's been described as sweet but earthy and I think that's exactly correct.

One of my favourite sandwiches is pickled beetroot with a strong cheddar cheese in wholemeal crusty bread. YUM!

 

[Twenty Inch]

Raw beetroot and carrot salad - with a bit of ginger if you are feeling adventurous.

Borscht. Wonderful.

Beetroot juice - great for stamina.

Roasted.

Made into crisps.

 

[Fab Foodie]

borscht
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borscht

One of the world's great delights!
nom nom nom nom...

 

[dan_bo]

That golden beetroot is fjorking awesome roasted. Also any other type roasted/grated/Borschded/chipped/made into a cake, whatever. It's lush.

 

[longers]

Innit supposed to be very good for you ?

I think they found that drinking a pint of beetroot juice a day did improve stamina in cyclists.

Who "they" are I don't know but the story was around a year or so ago and was in the news again recently. I've got the figure of sixteen percent in my head but this could well be wrong!

 

[SavageHoutkop]

I don't like it cooked but it's great fresh cut into strips and eaten with lettuce (baby gem for preference) and pine nuts...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I like the crisp version but 'real' beetroot is vile - sorry folks, but there it is.

 

[Paulus]

Try it grated on a fresh salad, or, boiled then leave to cool and eat it sliced with a little black pepper on a cheese sandwich. Yum, Yum.

 

[slowmotion]

Boiled with a white sauce anybody? I haven't had that for decades. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Fnaar]

Boiled with a white sauce anybody? I haven't had that for decades. Thanks for the reminder.

Ends up as pink sauce, I guess?

 

[Wolf04]

I ran away from infant school because there was beetroot juice on the mash! My elder sister forced her phobia about beetroot on me so never tried it until recently. I was in a very nice restaurant in Guernsey several years ago when a trusted family member suggested I would like beetroot. I had ham hock with pease pudding(it's a Geordie thing) and roasted beetroot. I've been enjoying it ever since. It's the vinegar I don't like.

 

[slowmotion]

Ends up as pink sauce, I guess?

That's half the fun!

 

[Dayvo]

Sliced beetroot with cheddar cheese and pepper in a doorstep of a sandwich made from fresh bread with a generous spread of butter!

Deelishuss!

 

[XmisterIS]

Greedo - you haven't missed anything! Beetroot is the Devil's own food. Revolting. I'd rather tuck into my own poop with a spoon.

 

[brokenbetty]

Roast beetroot and warm goats cheese salad - mmmmmmmmmmmmm