Influx of Beetroot

16011996

My grandad has grown loads of them this summer, and has passed two carrier bags full on to me, apart from the chocolate cake recipe, (and pickling them)does any one have any other ideas for what to do with them??

Chris25

16, you could post them to me - i'm making beetroot salad for 84 people next week ;D

MattieT

Bake them with a little olive oil until they're soft.

Let them cool, then cut them up and make a green salad to put them in. Then crumble some good quality stilton.

It's lovely. You could also add some pine nuts or walnuts.

16011996

16, you could post them to me - i'm making beetroot salad for 84 people next week ;D

lol. ;D

thanks for the idea mattiet, will give that a go. can you roast them does anyone know?

MattieT

Yup, you can do them like roast potatoes and they're pretty good like that too. They have a nice sweet taste like parsnips or turnips.

You can also deep fry them and make veggie crisps!!

16011996

ooh, like the sound of the crisps, and the roasting, might not have enough now!!

Allexie

Bake them with a little olive oil until they're soft.

Let them cool, then cut them up and make a green salad to put them in.  Then crumble some good quality stilton.

It's lovely.  You could also add some pine nuts or walnuts.

This sounds really yummy. Do you have to take the skin off first?

I love beetroot as a hot vegetable
(Any tips for getting the skins off without looking like the victim of a mass murderer ::))

16011996

when pickling i cook them in micro first, then peel whilst still warm, is much easier.

Galtizz

Cook them as normal to soften them then chop them up quite small.

Make a blackcurrent jelly (as normal) and put the beetroot in it before you put it in the fridge to set- I think you use the same quantity of beetroot as jelly, let it set.

Serve as a sort of beetroot salad. (you can use packet beetroot too)

Or Borsch, here's a recipe:
http://212.58.224.125/food/recipes/database/borschbeetrootsoup_12298.shtml

I haven't tried this recipe but I have had traditional borsch at a proper Polish Christmas Eve meal - it was lovely

MattieT

This sounds really yummy. Do you have to take the skin off first?

Just peel them like you would spuds before you cook them.

Just occurred to me that this thread should include a link to somewhere where Cathy tells you how to get beetroot stains out of clothes!!

Chris25

mix them with parsnip, sweet potatoes and carrots and roast.