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=== Beetroot recipes===
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Spinach beet leaves are eaten as a pot herb. Young leaves of the garden beet are sometimes used similarly. The midribs of [[Swiss chard]] are eaten boiled while the whole leaf blades are eaten as [[spinach]] beet.
Spinach beet leaves are eaten as a pot herb. Young leaves of the garden beet are sometimes used similarly. The midribs of [[Swiss chard]] are eaten boiled while the whole leaf blades are eaten as [[spinach]] beet.


The leaves and stems of young plants are steamed briefly and eaten as a vegetable; older leaves and stems are stir-fried and have a flavour resembling [[taro leaves]].
The leaves and stems of young plants are steamed briefly and eaten as a vegetable; older leaves and stems are stir fried and have a flavour resembling [[taro leaves]].


The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked [[vegetable]], or cold as a salad after cooking and adding [[oil]] and [[vinegar]]. A large proportion of the commercial production is processed into boiled and [[sterilised]] beets or into [[pickles]]. In Eastern Europe beet soup, such as cold [[borscht]], is a popular dish. Yellow-coloured garden beets are grown on a very small scale for home consumption.
The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked [[vegetable]], or cold as a salad after cooking and adding [[oil]] and [[vinegar]]. A large proportion of the commercial production is processed into boiled and [[sterilised]] beets or into [[pickles]]. In Eastern Europe beet soup, such as cold [[borscht]], is a popular dish. Yellow coloured garden beets are grown on a very small scale for home consumption.


Beetroot can be peeled, [[steamed]], and then eaten warm with [[butter]] as a delicacy; cooked, pickled, and then eaten cold as a condiment; or peeled, shredded raw, and then eaten as a [[salad]]. It is also common in Australia and New Zealand for pickled beetroot to be consumed on a [[burger]].
Beetroot can be peeled, [[steamed]], and then eaten warm with [[butter]] as a delicacy; cooked, pickled, and then eaten cold as a condiment; or peeled, shredded raw, and then eaten as a [[salad]]. It is also common in Australia and New Zealand for pickled beetroot to be consumed on a [[burger]].
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== How much does one cup of beetroot weigh? ==
== How much does one cup of beetroot weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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|Raw Beetroot (sliced or diced)||1 Cup||150 g||&gt; 5 oz
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|Cooked Beetroot (sliced or diced)||1 Cup||200 g||7 oz
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sugar beet]]
* [[Sugar beet]]
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