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Do you like beetroot?

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Riverwalk Fri 29-Apr-22 09:22:31

According to Michael Mosley it's the latest superfood - good for our brain and can make us run faster!

And relatively cheap compared to blueberries and avocados.

I really like it but have to admit have never cooked it from raw - I buy it the vacuum packs.

Beetroot

Esspee Fri 29-Apr-22 18:57:28

We love beetroot. My favourite recipe is Beetroot and butternut squash warm salad. I cube both vegetables and toss them in oil, garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss the squash first then the beetroot and place on a baking tray covered in foil. I raise a little wall of foil in the middle so the veg are kept apart. Roast in a medium oven. Baby plum tomatoes and small onions can be added to add more colour and flavour.
I serve it warm with green salad, feta cheese and garlic bread.
Delicious.

BlueSky Fri 29-Apr-22 19:19:21

Remember making pickled beetroot when first married as instructed by MiL. Oh the mess! Hands stained that you couldn’t scrub clean. Now I just buy it ready to eat in a jar! Like others I can take it or leave it.

lemsip Fri 29-Apr-22 20:23:48

love pickled beetroot! can get a jar and a fork and tuck in.

TwiceAsNice Fri 29-Apr-22 20:26:41

I love it fresh or pickled. It’s one of my favourite foods

HettyBetty Fri 29-Apr-22 20:30:33

Grated cheese, sliced beetroot and rocket make a delicious sandwich or roll.

MissAdventure Fri 29-Apr-22 20:54:20

The mess it leaves puts me off a bit.

SuzieHi Fri 29-Apr-22 23:02:30

Love it! Served anyway- grated raw, cooked, pickled or chutney.
Started eating lots when pregnant and have never stopped

FarNorth Sat 30-Apr-22 02:52:46

Never liked beetroot. It tastes of earth.

Granmarderby10 Sat 30-Apr-22 02:59:37

Sliced or baby beetroots with a nice chipolata and crinkle cut chips ?

grandMattie Sat 30-Apr-22 05:52:48

I loathe pickled beetroot. I do, however, like plain boiled/roasted beets, cold or hot. Don’t enjoy goats cheese, so that salad is a big Nono for me.

nanna8 Sat 30-Apr-22 06:02:58

I put in the oven with the roast potatoes, easy and nice.

Esspee Sat 30-Apr-22 07:17:05

Often when people say they don’t like beetroot they are referring to pickled beetroot. Such a shame they are unaware of the taste and health benefits of non pickled beetroot.

Kalu Sat 30-Apr-22 07:32:09

We love it. Boiled, roasted, juiced and a favourite is Baxter’s baby beets which I enjoy straight from the jar to snack on.

25Avalon Sat 30-Apr-22 08:11:53

Esspee

Often when people say they don’t like beetroot they are referring to pickled beetroot. Such a shame they are unaware of the taste and health benefits of non pickled beetroot.

Tried it all ways Esspee to satisfy those around me and I still hate it.

silverlining48 Sat 30-Apr-22 08:20:01

Love beetroot which we usually just boil but will take some ideas from this to ring the changes.

harrigran Sat 30-Apr-22 08:21:21

Love it especially the heritage type with goat's cheese and salad.

Riverwalk Sat 30-Apr-22 17:32:00

Today's lunch - beetroot & feta frittata

Kate1949 Wed 04-May-22 17:26:07

I put it with loads of meals. This is tonight's.

3dognight Wed 04-May-22 17:49:02

I’ve grown Choggia this year, which looks ( on the seed packet) to be both white and purple rings inside.
Also Boltardy normal beets.
We are a beet loving household here, easy to grow, delicious and good roasted, pickled, also makes a lovely spicy soup.

B9exchange Wed 04-May-22 17:59:24

I forced myself to drink the juice when this came out from the British Heart Foundation www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2015/january/beetroot-and-blood-pressure but have to confess I haven't persevered!

PaperMonster Wed 04-May-22 19:24:34

I love it, but it sends my blood sugars too high!

pollychat Fri 13-May-22 10:17:16

Cook in oven wrapped in foil, tasty or cover hand and grate it raw, very tasty.

Riverwalk Fri 13-May-22 13:29:46

More beetroot - today's lunch crispy tofu with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce ?️

Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-May-22 13:39:45

Todays lunch

Cold roast beef left over from a roast on Tuesday, green salad, jersey royals, home made pickled beetroot and home made mayonnaise.

Hetty58 Fri 13-May-22 13:46:30

Riverwalk, I love beetroot - especially as a hot vegetable. I tend to bake or microwave it, with the top and root removed, sometimes sliced, but skin left on. I don't have the patience to boil and then peel it. I don't care if it 'bleeds' as I'll drink the juice (I keep and drink all the veg cooking water for the vitamins and minerals).