We use them as fresh greens , cooked greens and ofcourse for roots. Initially we plant them intentionally thick and thin greens as we go to be eaten in with salads.
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Yummm one of my favorites. Fresh veggies all season long. Any particular variety you like?
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@PharmerDrewee
These are a mix literally. Detroit dark reds are the standard most people love.
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Roasting beets on my fire pit tonight, wrap in aluminum foil, place under several inches of hot coals careful not to let flames near the foil! After 1 hour make a really great compliment to any meal. Try it
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planting mine this week. frost predicted sun. night but looks good after that. i love pickled beets!
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Are those a type of chives in front?
Homemade Pickled beets sound incredible!
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Yeah i had both siberian and common chives going and when moving into the raised beds maybe got them mixed up? I think thats siberian and the other one in the middle is common. I have garlic chives also but they are not near as hardy here and you really need to keep replanting them
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You say you eat them in salad? Raw, I assume? Never tried that
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Yes raw , cooked, its all delicious
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I’ll have to try it.
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a standard here in n maine
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If you cook a fancy steak you usually put some beet microgreens on top
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I love beets, my new favorite is chopping then up along with some carrots and roasting in a cast iron skillet with some rosemary and olive oil.
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got to try that with my purple carrots im growing this year.
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I have a kamado style ceramic grill and like to do it in there. It gives it a nice charcoal flavor.
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Locally we make Beetnicks, our word for Ukrainian beet leaf rolls. Traditionally they are made with bread inside but I use rice, the best part is the creamy dill sauce. This is a recipe from the internet just to give you an idea, they are not as complicated as this recipe makes them out to be.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/ukrainian-beet-leaf-rolls-recipe-1137479
I make a beet/horseradish relish that is excellent as well.
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I’ve been growing Cylindra the last few years. Perfect uniform size for slicing for pickling.
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I love beets. However my wife does not. While at a farm market last year a vendor gave us samples of raw cylindra beet and claimed it had no earthy taste. Many who hate beets like it. I am growing them this year in the hope my wife likes them. If not, I will have enough to make pickled beets instead.
NFG831- Did you find Cylindra to have no earthy taste?
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