beetroot/beet

Beetroot is a dark red root that is eaten as a vegetable often preserved in vinegar
Beetroot is a dark red root that is eaten as a vegetable. It is often preserved in vinegar. The leaves are also edible and used for colour in salads. Beetroot is the tap root portion of a beet plant, known in US as beet, but also known as the table beet, garden beet, sugar beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet. Besides being used as a food, beetroot has uses as a food colouring and as a medicinal plant.

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  1. Morning Glory

    Recipe Beetroot & Liquorice Cured Gravadlax

    Gravadlax is probably one of the simplest cured foods you can make. For the basic cure, all you need is equal parts sugar and salt. Here I've added raw beetroot which gives the salmon a dramatic colour. Liquorice is a good pairing with beetroot, as is any aniseed flavoured spice. Here with dill...
  2. Morning Glory

    Recipe Pork & Beetroot Goulash

    Shpundra is an intriguing Ukranian dish of pork belly slow cooked with beetroot and fermented beetroot juice (kvass). This recipe has something in common with Shpundra except that it has added spiciness from Hungarian paprika and in place of the fermented beetroot it uses tamarind to add a...
  3. Morning Glory

    Recipe Chakunder Gosht (Lamb & Beetroot Curry)

    Beetroot gives this lamb curry a dramatic colour and thickens the sauce. The slightly sweet earthy beetroot taste works well with the tender lamb. Mango powder is an important spice here - its acidic flavour offsets the sweetness of the beetroot. You could substitute tamarind paste if you can’t...
  4. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Beet Green Pesto

    If it has greens of some kind, it can be made into a pesto. I like how the red parts of the greens manifest as subtle color variations in the pesto. As with any pesto, feel free to replace the walnuts with any other nut and the Asiago cheese with any other hard cheese. But, don't mess with the...
  5. Morning Glory

    Recipe Beetroot, Burrata & Balsamic

    Its a tried and tested trio which has a pleasingly alliterated title: deliciously creamy burrata with intense balsamic and earthy sweet beetroot. The finger lime ‘caviar’ adds refreshing bursts of acidity. Serve as a simple starter. I’m not prescribing quantities of ingredients for this recipe...
  6. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Cold Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage Soup

    And another in the series of cold soups that I have been exploring this summer due to the hot weather we have been experiencing. This is actually a very nice and refreshing soup that is easy to eat despite the weather. It is so nice and easy that we are actually making it again. One thing I will...
  7. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Pickled Beets

    I’ve never been a fan of overly sweet pickled beets. The only kind I like less are the bland, tasteless ones I usually get on Greek salads served by less authentic restaurants around here. I’m surprised by how many beet pickling recipes call for massive amounts of sugar. They apparently don’t...
  8. Morning Glory

    Recipe Beetroot, chickpea & potato curry

    Beetroot works surprisingly well in curry. The slightly sweet earthy flavour of beetroot contrasts well with aromatic spices and chilli. Mango powder is a lovely addition here as its sour notes offset the sweetness of the beetroot. This recipe uses pre-cooked beetroot - the sort sold in...
  9. Morning Glory

    Recipe Beetroot Pasta with Spinach & Ricotta

    This is an easy dish to make if you have ready-cooked beetroot. You can use the cooked beetroot sold in the supermarket (not pickled). The magical transformation of plain pasta to a dramatic pinky red is great fun. You can use any shape of pasta you like. I used giant Paccheri Rigati because it...
  10. Mountain Cat

    Recipe Roasted Beet and Parsnip Salad

    3 small/medium beets 1/2 large parsnip avocado oil, to coat ground nutmeg cracked black pepper salad greens, lightly shredded to bitesize, if needed (used were baby greens, so I didn’t shred). 2 radishes, quartered 2 slices red onion, chopped maybe an ounce or two of soft goat cheese Cut...
  11. TastyReuben

    Recipe Beet & Turnip Hash with Runny Eggs

    Beet & Turnip Hash with Runny Eggs Servings 4 Ingredients 1 pound beets about 4, peeled and diced 1/2 pound turnips about 2, peeled and diced Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion diced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 4 large eggs...
  12. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Borscht!

    How I ended up with this recipe was quite amusing. I had the idea to use beets in place of potatoes to make a stew, and I decided to search for "Beet Stew"; Google kept "correcting" me, thinking I meant "Beef Stew". As it turns out, borscht is a beef stew. I've never had borscht before, so I'm...
  13. Morning Glory

    The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Beetroot (Beets)

    Welcome to the CookingBites Recipe Challenge. The current challenge is beetroot (beets) and murphyscreek is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe featuring beetroot as a new thread, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes...
  14. Elawin

    Recipe Beetroot Dip (Mutabal Shwandar)

    Beetroot Dip (Mutabal Shwandar) Serves: 4-6 as part of a mezze Ingredients: 4 beetroots Oil, for roasting and drizzling Salt and pepper 2 tbsp tahini 2 tbsp plain yoghurt 1 garlic clove, crushed Juice of ½ lemon Salt and pepper, to taste Parsley, chopped to garnish Method: Heat the...
  15. C

    Recipe Pennsylvania Dutch Classic Deviled Eggs

    My daughter just called me. She is going to a Retro party and she asked me for some suggestions. After some searching around, we came up with this recipe. THEN she tells me the party is tonight. So, since it sounds real good to me, thought I would share it here with you all. Might be a...
  16. Elawin

    Recipe Beetroot, Potato and Horseradish Rostis

    Makes: 4 Ingredients: 2 large potatoes 1 large beetroot, peeled 1 small red onion 5 cm piece of horseradish, peeled or 1 tsp grated horseradish from a jar 1 large garlic clove Small bunch of dill, roughly chopped Small bunch of tarragon, roughly chopped Small bunch of parsley roughly chopped...
  17. Beetroot Sauerkraut (no. 4) Day 00

    Beetroot Sauerkraut (no. 4) Day 00

    2kg green cabbage, 4 carrots and 1 medium beetroot
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  18. medtran49

    Beets?

    Do you like beets? If so, how do you like them prepared? I just got done roasting and pickling 3 beet roots with sliced red onion for a German charceuterie board next week. ETA: I can't believe it. Jar is only just over half full and I didn't put it in a water bath, just poured the boiling...
  19. 20 beetroot pickled hard boiled eggs (in the making)

    20 beetroot pickled hard boiled eggs (in the making)

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  20. MrsDangermouse

    Recipe Beetroot & Goat's Cheese Pizza

    Beetroot and goats cheese is a classic combination and a few weeks ago I decided to try it on a pizza - its a very simple recipe and because there's no tomato sauce or mozzarella it makes a lovely light pizza. Ingredients: - enough pizza dough for one pizza (approx 28cm diameter) - a thin pizza...
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