preparing beetroot?

nuttyrockeress

I have grown albino variety this year. Last week I boiled mine in water and a smidgen of salt (never grown beetroot before) for about 1.25hrs leaving about half an inch of tops on.

After draining whilst still warm I peeled off the skins and cut off the tops. Then I peeled the beetroot and sliced it (I think it was a bit too thin but still ok) and then added it into malt vinegar with some sugar in to sweeten.

I had some on cheese sandwiches in the week and it was lovely.

I have also tried roasting it with other veg and it too was really tasty! Just peeled and cubed and roasted with garlic, onion, pepper, chili, courgette, carrot and sweet potato.

tb4100

Can you freeze beetroot and then use it as normal i.e with salad ?



QUOTE=alleycat`;36033579]wash it, wrap it in foil and roast it for about an hour or so.
Skins can be just peeled off after that.

Larger varieties need slicing up if you want to freeze them apparently (never bothered myself).

Boiling turns everything red so i prefer to roast.[/QUOTE]

macma

Personally I've never frozen beetroot I would imagine it would go a bit mushy as it has a high water content