2018 is the Year of the Beet

Recipes for Beets

The National Garden Bureau has proclaimed 2018 as the year of the beet and you can enjoy them in so very many ways. Try some new recipes to enjoy this nutritious and underused vegetable this year.

• Beets can be dried and made into chips, juiced, roasted, baked, pureed into soup, glazed, pickled or steamed,
• Beet greens are delicious in salads, soups or sautéed.
• Beets come in a range of colors, shapes and sizes and some have a sweet mild, rather than an earthy flavor.
• Beets are full of fiber, vitamins A and C and have a higher iron content than most other vegetables.

Say farewell to kale and hello to beets this year.