Beetroot recipes
Enjoy beetroot recipes for salads, risottos or soups with a dollop of cooling soured cream. The sweet, earthy flavour of beetroot and gaudy colour also work well in cakes. Chocolate and beetroot are a particularly heavenly combination.
If you're trying to eat the rainbow you'll need to know how to cook beetroot. We show you how to roast beetroot, pickle beetroot and oven-steam it.
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Buyer's guide
Look for small beetroots with the stalks still intact.
Storage
To store fresh beetroot, cut off the leafy tops and then place to dry in a single layer in a wooden or cardboard box.
Preparation
To cook wash - but don鈥檛 peel - the beetroot and either boil, steam or bake until tender. Once cool enough, the outer skin should be rubbed off. To avoid stained hands, wash them and anything else you鈥檝e used as soon as possible. Beetroot leaves and stems can also be eaten: cook them as you would any other spring greens.
