I ate my first beetroot today

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I ate my first beetroot today
« on: June 06, 2008, 17:45 »
It was lovely!!  I´ve never had a hot fresh beetroot before- I´ll never eat pickled beetroot again!  Can´t wait for the others to be big enough to pull up :D   I´ve got them growing in the flower bed.  Can you eat the leaves as salad leaves?  If so, does it hurt the ´fruit´if you pick the leaves before the root is dug up?
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I ate my first beetroot today
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 20:44 »
the leaves are just like chard leaves.


best way to cook it - wrap it in foil and put in on the BBQ

did you boil or roast it?

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I ate my first beetroot today
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 21:21 »
Young leaves are excellent in salads and extremely good for you, take just a few of each plant, they'll be fine.
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I ate my first beetroot today
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 21:38 »
Roasted beetroot is to die for, just quarter it and dribble with olive oil and roast for 40 mins,

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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2008, 21:43 »
I just boiled it!  The next one I will cook in foil on the bbq :D
I´ll plant more seeds tomorrow and fingers crossed get another crop.
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I ate my first beetroot today
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008, 18:02 »
i've planted my 2nd succession and in a few weeks will do the 3rd!  last year was my first year and i did one sowing only then discovered i loved the stuff and wished i'd done more so i've planned it a lot better this year! :D

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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 18:37 »
I´ve plenty of room for a few sowings (took up 42 tom plants :( )
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I ate my first beetroot today
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 21:32 »
mmmmm....BBQ tonight - sadly not my own yet, market bought. but nicely roasted all the same!


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