Beet

甜菜添加一个earthy flavor, meaty texture and stunning color—ranging from yellow to purple—to a number of different dishes. Plus, beets aren't just tasty and beautiful, they're really good for you too. They provide plenty of nutrients, including folate, vitamin C and A, fiber and potassium. Once you get hooked on this versatile root, you'll be adding it to salads in summer, roasting it for cool-weather dinners andjuicingit for your morning smoothie. Turn to Food & Wine's handy guide to discover everything you can do with beets.

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Puntarelle-Citrus Salad with Roasted Beets
Puntarelle stays bright and crisp in this salad, while beets bring a tender, earthy sweetness. Puntarelle is a specialty buy—check your local farmers market, or substitute another bitter chicory.
Roasted Beets with Garden Herbs and Goat Feta
Roasting beets brings out their earthy sweetness, leaving them tender and easy to peel. A vibrant dressing and generous crumbles of fresh cheese complete this elegant side dish.
Beets and Pistachio Yogurt
Using both pistachio oil and roasted pistachios creates a rich, nutty flavor that pairs well with roastedbeets. Serve leftover yogurt with crispychicken thighsor roastedsweet potatoes.
Beet-and-Onion Salad
Sweet beets, crisp onion, and great olive oil and vinegar are all you need to make this simple and crowd-pleasing salad from Spanish winemaker Álvaro Palacios.Slideshow: More Beet Recipes
Beet Muhammara
Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling of Botanica in Los Angeles created this vibrant purple dip when they were trying to “Botanica-ize” the traditional Middle Eastern red pepper dip. “I love the texture and sweet earthiness that comes from the raw beet,” says Fiffer.Slideshow: More Beet Recipes
Beets & Berries
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Adapted fromON VEGETABLES: MODERN RECIPES FOR THE HOME KITCHENby Jeremy Fox (Phaidon, $49.95 US/$59.95 CAN, April 2017)Slideshow: More Beet Recipes
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Beet Salad with Shiso
Chef Greg Baxtrom makes a very special beet and snow pea salad at Olmsted in Brooklyn, thinly shaving beets and tossing them with fragrant shiso leaves, nutty sesame seeds, and a warming chile oil spiked with coriander, fish sauce and citrus.Slideshow: More Beet Salad Recipes
Beets and Berries
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Chef Jeremy Fox cleverly pairs roasted beets and lemony quinoa with smashed berries and creamy avocado—an unexpected combination that works brilliantly.Slideshow: More Quinoa Recipes
Spiced Pickled Beets

Pickled beets spiced with cinnamon, bay leaves, allspice and cloves are the perfect cocktail snack.Slideshow:More Bar Snack Recipes