Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These delicious recipes are just the beginning of the wonderful things you can do with the planet’s most exuberantly hued root.

Mehr Singh is a food and culture reporter based in New York. Her work appears in Bon Appétit, Food52, and other publications. If you’re the kind of person who finishes a jar of pickles and finds ...

Beets, beautiful beets! I realize this sentiment isn’t widespread; people either love beets or firmly loathe them. Beets have a distinctly sweet, earthy taste owed to the organic bacteria geosmin and ...

Surprise your guests this Easter with pickled beet deviled eggs. They not only look beautiful but taste wonderful too.

The great thing about beets is they're available all year long, and while they are quite versatile, pickling them is the most popular way to cook this colorful veggie. It's no wonder! The flavors in ...

Who would think that beets would be our new favorite vegetable? My husband and I cannot get enough of the pickled beets at Bona Fide Deluxe. They’re served with a pink peppercorn ranch dressing.

Apparently I’m not just a suggestible eater, but I’m a suggestible cook as well. Last week I answered an Ask Evan question about what to do with pickled eggs. I became so intrigued with the idea of ...

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I had about 4 pounds of beets and that made 5 pints of marinated beets. The beets (bulbs only) are boiled in lightly salted water until tender when pierced with an ice pick. Exact time for boiling ...

These beet deviled eggs are a vibrant twist on a classic appetizer. Hard-boiled eggs soak in a tangy beet brine with bay ...

2 cups sliced, cooked beets or 1 15-ounce can sliced beets, drained In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add the beets. Return ...