First Golden Beetroot

[zigs]

Not grown these before, taste quite sweet

 

[IcyBC]

That looks so good! I like beet and have never taste this golden one before!

 

[Trellum]

Beautiful colour, Zigs I had never seen those before, I didn't even have idea they even existed, lol. Shame on me, I know, I think its very easy to know growing edibles has never been my thing...

 

[Becky]

Ooh yum! Bet they're delicious when roasted

 

[Sheal]

That's different Zigs. You say it's sweet but is the flavour as good as a red beetroot?

 

[zigs]

Wasn't as beetrooty flavourwise, mind you, I ate it in a fish and pineapple curry

Haven't got an oven to roast one @Becky

 

[gata montes]

Oh my that looks so delicious zigs - I'm instantly having an " om nom nom nom” moment just imagining the taste - good thing its only a photo - as I could easily devour that in seconds I them so much.

Especially as - although I grow the full range of rainbow beet - the yellow has always been my absolute favorite either cooked or raw and if you haven't tried it yet - makes a great addition to salads when grated and mixed in

 

[zigs]

Glad you like it Gata, got a few more lurking under the tomato plants, just pulled that one as it had bolted.

Gratings a good idea, got a grater out of a skip recently

 

[gata montes]

Glad you like it Gata, got a few more lurking under the tomato plants, just pulled that one as it had bolted.

Gratings a good idea, got a grater out of a skip recently

Oh I sure did and am looking forward to seeing your lurkers especially as I'm highly unlikely to see any of mine let alone get to eat them - as the rabbits - after devouring the melon patch - have now started feasting on them and at the speed they eat - they'll be gone in next to no time

Hope you remember to thoroughly sterilize that grater before you use it - otherwise you could be very

 

[zigs]

It's still in a sealed packet

Sorry to hear about the rabbits

 

[gata montes]

A bargain find then

Many thanks - however - although I'm more than a little mad at the amount of produce they've devoured this year - as its the first time they've ever been a problem and its only the extraordinarily hot summer that is causing them to do it - as there is nothing to eat elsewhere - I can't really begrudge them having a feast - especially as I've had plenty of everything else with still more yet to come

 

[zigs]

Things i've woken up in the morning to find that i've got out of skips recently

 

[zigs]

Yep, nothing wrong with sharing with a hungry bunny

 

[DeborahJane]

Not grown these before, taste quite sweet View attachment 8339

I've never seen a yellow beetroot either. Does it stain you like the red one? I love them roasted, boiled with tzasiki and rice (had it in Greece) and grated raw in salads too. I'll keep my eye open now for the yellow one. Thanks for enlightening me Zigs.

 

[headfullofbees]

Got to admit I'm quite traditional with my beetroot, but that does look nice Zigs.
I thought it was mainly the natural chemicals causing beetroot's colour which also gave it its flavour.
I'd expect white or golden beets to taste like turnips and swedes.