Beetroot what to do once picked?

[ItsEssexRob]

I pulled some Beets out yesterday and cut off the tops and they are now sitting in the sun on a chair. What do I do, do they need to be left to dry? How do I cook them?

Thanks

Rob

[Tripmeup]

I pulled some Beets out yesterday and cut off the tops and they are now sitting in the sun on a chair. What do I do, do they need to be left to dry? How do I cook them?

Thanks

Rob

No need to dry them if you intend eating them now or soon....


You can grate them raw for a salad or as part of a colourful coleslaw...

Alternatively they can be boiled, peeled and then eaten...
Or roasted with some honey...mmmmm

Lots more too...

[PyreneesPlot]

This is the way I do the first harvest of the year.

Gently rub/wash off any dirt, trim the leaves (you can eat them too) half an inch or so above the root and either boil or roast whole.

When cooked and cooled a little, rub off the skins, twist out the stem, halve or quarter, season with salt and a fruity vinegar and eat at kitchen counter before anybody else gets any...

Then look at your finger tips and chopping board which are now stained pink

Or grate raw and add to chocolate cake.

[Capsid]

This is a great sweet pickled beetroot recipe. I make loads every year.

Auntie Heather's Awesome Picked Beetroot Beets Recipe - Food.com - 232009

[ItsEssexRob]

Take it if you want to eat them raw you need to pell them? Might try a bit of both.

Thanks.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Just one tip twist the stalks of, cutting them will result in the root bleeding and losing some of its flavour.

Colin

[rustylady]

Don't leave them in the sun, they will dry out. Beetroot are lovely roasted, grated raw into salad or coleslaw or even pickled if you have too many to eat straight away.

[Jamesy_uk]

Been pulling up and eating Beetroot since start of June ish and tried a few ways of cooking it and I reckon Roasted with a little honey or boiled with a bit of mayonnaise are my favorite ways of eating it. Probably grander ways to eat them but I like the distinct flavour to shine through I can even tell difference between cyclindra and boltardy by taste now.

[Kleftiwallah]

As I have said before, you must try Madhur Jaffreys recipe for beetroot and onions

Shorvedar chukander, Very tasty, goes well with a curry and can be frozen.

Cheers, Tony.

[veggiechicken]

My favourite - plain boiled then thickly sliced, with freshly ground black pepper, maybe a dash of raspberry vinegar, in a buttered wholemeal bread sandwich!
When I'm tired of that, I put mature cheese in with it, or swap the butter for cream cheese...... I'm so hungry now

BTW you can microwave the beetroot to speed things up. Frugal Tip: Microwave Beetroot - MeanyGoat

[Alison]

I think it's a bit rubbish boiled but roasted it's lovely. Usually just wash the beets, twist off the leaves, rub with a bit of oil, wrap in foil and roast in the oven. Let them cook before removing the skins (they just rub off when cooked) and then eat as I want. Really good.

[Kaiya]

I twist the leaves off leaving about an inch of stalk, then I put them outside for a day to dry the mud off them so it just brushes off (clay soil). Then I put them in a basket together in the garage and eat within 1-2 weeks. They start to go soft after that (last longer in the fridge) but still cook fine.

I love them boiled, peeled and cut into chunks in a salad with goats cheese, or sliced with a mandolin and roasted with spray oil and seasoning to make homemade beetroot crisps. I'll be making relish from the river cottage preserves handbook soon.

[binley100]

Beetroot and chocolate cake ............beetroot and mint jelly..........pickled , roasted and plain boiled....just don't get worried if your pee turns red

[lukens]

I did this with them, when I got some in an Ocado veg box:

French "Peasant" Beets recipe from food52


My own aren't big enough for much yet, but getting close to ready for this:

Braised Whole Baby Beets

[Aberdeenplotter]

Beetroot can be stored for later use either covered in sand in an airy frost free place or indeed simply buried in the garden deep enough to avoid being frosted. I've done that the last couple of seasons after digging a hole and lining it with fleece to prevent wet soil sticking to the beet.