bluekarin Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 can you eat beetroot leaves? I had a nice bunch of beets in my veg box yesterday and was wondering if you can eat them otherwise the chickens will have them as they them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think I saw one of the chefs on Masterchef using beetroot tops in a salad, so I say YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thats lucky then as I have made a 'oops too much veg left from last weeks delivery and then had this weeks turn up' soup which consists of celery, leeks, carrots, onion, potato, swede, sweetcorn with some veg stock, bayleaf, thyme and marjoram. Season. Added beetroot stalks, cooked for about 30 mins, then added shredded tops, cook a bit more then serve with a bit of crumbled up Shropshire Blue. Yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 you can eat beetroot shoots and one of the salad leaf mixes as beetroot in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter S Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 You can most certainly eat beetroot leaves - young, tender leaves can be eaten raw as a salad, and older, tougher leaves wilt down excellently if treated like spinach. I tend to destalk the leaves first - chop the stalks and saute in butter for a few minutes, then add the ripped leaves with a little water (the water clinging to the leaves after rinsing is fine), a little salt and pepper, and perhaps a grating of nutmeg. Wilt down, and then squeeze out excess liquid. Finish with butter. Serve with, for instance, a nice piece of fried halibut and some fondant potatoes. Sorry - got carried away, there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Don't deep fry them though - bleh. Tried to do Chinese version of "seaweed" - best stick to cabbage for that! Otherwise they are OK (that's the only part I do eat - OH has the root). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERTIE MCSQUIRTY Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 i made beetroot soup using the leaves and my daughter loved it!!! also the chickens love the leaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 So do blooming pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
