Beetroot

OnwardandUpward. Peeling beetroot is messy so the precooked vacuum packed version is much more popular. It does taste slightly different but few people bother to buy fresh beetroot these days. Some only know what beetroot is liked when pickled, such a pity as it is wonderful roasted and certainly brightens up a plate. You do need to roast it separately if you don’t want the colour to stain everything else.

I'm very partial to beetroot too but always buy the one in sweetened vinegar. Much more to my liking.

I'm also a fan of the wonders of beetroot! The beetroot makes a wonderful chocolate cake too!

I used to hate it and still do hate the type of beetroot that comes vacuum packed but when you get a salad with shreds of it in I quite like that. Do you think the vacuum sort has been cooked and maybe the shredded sort is raw? It tastes a bit like raw carrot to me.

I make a lovely warm salad or vegetable side dish with cooked beetroot and raw butternut squash.
Cut up both veggies into serving sized pieces. Pour olive oil into a large bowl add lots of crushed garlic then salt and pepper. Toss the squash in the flavoured oil than place on a baking tray. Coat the beetroot in the remaining oil and place on the tray. I line the tray with foil and make a little wall to keep them apart. Roast in the oven. Delicious.

I grow a lot of beetroot and freeze it (cook first).

I regularly make a beetroot and chocolate (cocoa) cake with oil instead of butter. Other favourites: root veg fritters and soup with feta cheese on top. Never forget beets in with other roasted veg.

I have a recipe for chocolate and beetroot cake too - it's scrummy and so moist. I also love beetroot soup.

Ps if you put the beetroot into Kilner jars and cover with the hot jelly/vinegar mixture and seal whilst hot, it keeps for quite a while in the fridge too.

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Give it a try - it's really good. People who taste it ask for the recipe

I have made that too and agree that it is delicious with cold meats, cheese and salads.

It's also good grated and baked in a chocolate cake.

I love beetroot and will give this a try. DH hates it though.

I love beetroot and am fascinated to learn this new (to me) way of serving it. Must give it a go.

Thanks for that I love beetroot I eat it any way. It's nice in bhajis and in chocolate cake. It's lovely mixed with cream cheese with garlic and herbs and put into ravioli or periogis.

I made some brownies from the Fast 800 cookery book last week, beetroot and chocolate, DH loves it.

Should of said I make it to put it into jars, similar as you would chutney. Keeps well.

I make this with raspberry jelly (you can use cherry too) and ordinary malt vinegar. I put the recipe on here last year when someone was looking for it.

That beetroot & raspberry jelly recipe is delicious. My paternal grandmother always served beetroot that way and I loved it, unlike the beetroot served by my other grandmother, soused in malt vinegar for aeons and made you think you could feel your teeth dissolving as you ate it. {{{shudder}}}

Give it a try - it's really good. People who taste it ask for the recipe

I love beetroot but I too am not sure about your recipe with Raspberry jelly.

I love beetroot, pickled, baked, plain boiled, in coleslaw, any way really. However, your recipe looks weird. Raspberry jelly and red wine vinegar? Are you sure?
I’ll have to try it.......maybe.