do you eat Beets?

[Taz's Master]

Originally Posted by willtel

I put one a day in my juicer. A year a two ago I would have told you taste like dirt and refused them but I have started to like them in salads.

I've been tossing the greens out. Should I juice those too?

Don't know what the greens would be like in a juicer, but steamed with a little vinegar, I think they're great.

[Danimal16]

LOVE Beets, turnips, rutabagas, and other weird stuff.

Fresh from the garden is a big difference, next best is from Underwood Farms here locally.

Clean them and coat them in olive oil, aluminum wrap and onto the grill.

The sugar is what sets the flavor and the garden oil is important.

[tweezers74]

I love baby beets with some arugula, mixed greens, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing. Yum! I eat that about three to four times a week sometimes. Never have had the greens. Sounds delish! Anybody have a good recipe for them?

[jcommin]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

I love baby beets with some arugula, mixed greens, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing. Yum! I eat that about three to four times a week sometimes. Never have had the greens. Sounds delish! Anybody have a good recipe for them?

I do too. I roast them. It is also good with Greek garlic mashed potatoes.


Skorthalia Recipe - Authentic Greek Garlic Dip and Sauce - Skordalia - Garlic Mashed Potatoes

[MMiller]

Originally Posted by willtel

I put one a day in my juicer. A year a two ago I would have told you taste like dirt and refused them but I have started to like them in salads.

I've been tossing the greens out. Should I juice those too?

Yea juice the whole 9 yards! Thats a lot of good stuff you are throwing out.

I think they taste like dirt too but I juice them anyway....

regards,

Mike

[vash]

at a farmers market once..a lady gave me all her beet greens. i cooked them like i would southern style..like collard greens.

pretty sure all the nutrition got blasted to hell, but they tasted great next to fried chicken. the greens will turn your "by product" red just like the root portion.

super fun to feed beets to my dog..i always get a text from my wife..red turds = fun!

[NY65912]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

Beets taste and smell like dirt.

My sentiments exactly! They do taste like dirt.

[Outback Porsche]

Love the beetroot - roasted, pickled, freshly grated on a salad, as a dip, doesn't matter what or how, love 'em.

FIL calls them RED MUD (I p!55 myself every time I hear him say it)

[jcommin]

The leaves are very good too - stir fry or use like kale or chard in a salad.

[jwhcars]

I like beets and pickled red beet eggs. My fil would grow his own and also a white radish that tasted fine going down. When you belched it smelled like the worst fart ever.

[futurefun]

Love them juiced, boiled, pickled you name it. The greens are awesome. Enjoyed a few from the garden this season.

[72doug2,2S]

I love them as much as I love Marmite, which is not at all.

[jyl]

Yes. Like the sweetness. Usually boil, peel, chunk, marinate in rice vinegar.

[944Larry]

I eat the pickled ones but only started that a few years ago because of a buddies urging.

[Hard-Deck]

Yes, fresh and pickled. I also love beet greens as much as spinach

[Dan J]

I love beets cooked whole in a pressure cooker and slathered with butter
Taste like dirt? I don't get that

[mikesride]

Before my pancreas stopped working right I ate lots of beets! But now my body can't process the sugar..... I miss them!

[mikeesik]

Well, if Kohlarabi is a beet yes. Raw. Awesome on the top by the leaves. Have to pick at the right time.
Somewhat of a taste of peas but with a great texture.

[cantdrv55]

Tell me I am not the only one. Beets give me gas something terrible.

[LWJ]

One of the few foods I detest. I think it is the texture.