Beets are a very easy vegetable to love. Let's start with the color — magenta, pink striped, golden. Sweeter and more complex than carrots, their flavors are earthy and often hard to define. Sure, you ...

I ordered beets from Elmer Farm in Middlebury and opened up a box of jewels. Spiraled orbs of Chioggia beets, garnet-hued red beets and golden beets so vivid they might have swallowed our summer sun ...

From a culinary perspective, beets offer a two-one punch. Their bright pink color can brighten up the simplest of dishes, while their earthy sweetness complements myriad ingredients. However, their ...

Note: The red beets may "bleed" a little into the golden beets, so keep them separate until ready to dress. From Beth Dooley. Grate the beets and the shallots and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk ...

Cooking some vegetables can reduce their vitamin and antioxidant content. Garlic, broccoli, beets, kale and peppers are healthier raw than cooked. If you can’t eat them raw, steaming is usually the ...

Beet juice is loaded with essential vitamins and minerals and cancer-fighting antioxidants. Adding beet juice to your diet can aid in everything from detoxifying the liver and lowering blood pressure ...