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Brilliant Beetroot!
Are you looking for a truly versatile vegetable to grow and serve? Try beetroot! It has the most amazing colourand texture. Varieties range in colour from gold to deep red/purple and are delicious raw, boiled, baked, pickled and juiced. Even the leaves are edible! The root is packed with Vitamin C and theleaves are a great source of Vitamin A and potassium. Beetroot is native to the Mediterranean so needs a fairly warm climate to do well. Unlike most of the plants we've discussed in the past, the seeds should be planted directly into the garden (or container)without going through the transplant stage. Soak the seeds in water overnight to help germination, before planting. Youshould see your plants emerge in 10-14 days. Two or three plants will emerge from each of the seedclumps, but then you have to make a decision before thinning. Do you want to eat the leaves or the root? If you pick the leaves often, the root will develop poorly. Some sort of trade off has to be made. Even so,small beets are better than no beets at all. Vegetables do best when they grow quickly and beets are no exception. Feed them every couple of weeks with a good water soluble plant food. They should be ready to harvest in 8-12 weeks. Preparing Beetroot Want a different sort of dip for a starter? Try this one...the colour is WILD! Spicy Beetroot Dip 4 medium beetroot3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 pita bread250ml natural yoghurt2 cloves garlic crushed2 tablespoons lemon juice1/2 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon ground coriander1/2 teaspoon paprika1/4 teaspoon chilli powder (optional)Salt to taste Preheat oven to 180C. Peel beetroot and cut into 1" cubes.Coat the beetroot with olive oil by tossing in a bowl. Spreadcubes on an oven tray and cook until soft, about 30 minutes.Remove and let cool. Once beetroot is cooked and removed, turn the oven up to 200C.Cut the pita bread into dipping pieces, either triangles or strips.Spread them out on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, oruntil crisp. Place the cool beetroot with all other dip ingredients in a blender and puree. Display your spicy purple dip in a bowl surrounded by crispy dipping pita strips. Judy Williams (http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com) aspires to become a fulltime earth mother goddess. This site acts as a primer for all vegetable gardening aspects covering topics like how to build a garden, nurture seedlings, container gardening and composting.
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