Beetroot
This earthy veg can come in a rainbow of different colours including red, candy striped and yellow.
Vegetable
Beetroot
Grower
Millbank Farm, Killinchy
Family
Chenopodiaceae
(also includes: chard, spinach.)
Growing
In season
July to January
Best in season
During summer
How to grow
Grown from seed. Well suited to NI because it’s a hardy plant with good storage characteristics.
Eating
Buying and storing tips
Buy with fresh shoots, avoid wilted leaves. Keeps for several weeks in a cool, dark place.
Recipe Inspiration
Pickled beetroot
Finely sliced beetroot in salads and slaws
With salmon
With feta
Health benefits
The pigment Betacyanin (which makes beetroot its distinctive colour) which some studies have indicated provide anti-cancer properties.