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Where can I find recipes that use beets?

Directly on our website, under the recipes section, or on the many cooking websites found on the Web by searching for a specific recipe, or simply by typing “red beet” in the search engine.

Raw, cooked or vacuum-packed?

It’s all about individual tastes and eating habits!

- Beets are enjoyed raw after being finely grated. If you want to cook them, make sure you do not peel them, and count on 30 minutes on average in a pressure cooker, or 1 to 2 hours in the oven at 170°C wrapped in tinfoil, or at least 2 hours in salted boiling water with vinegar. The beets are ready when tender. To check, avoid puncturing them: rub them to see whether the skin comes off easily.

- If bought ready cooked, keep them in the refrigerator and eat them soon. The skin should not be parched and be free of blemishes.

- If bought vacuum-packed, they will retain their quality, be easily transportable from the point of sale to your home, and will keep for up to 6 months at room temperature (the expiry date is clearly shown on the bag).

Where can I buy my beets?

- You can get raw beets, with or without their leaves, directly from producers, street markets, or some large supermarkets.
- Steam-cooked beets are sold at greengrocers’ and in most major supermarkets, packed in polystyrene containers. They are sold single, year round.
- Steam-cooked, vacuum-packed beets are sold in the major supermarkets network, singly at 250g, or in 500g bags. Depending on sales agreements, you should normally find at least one of the Loiret’s five commercial brands on sale at your shop.

Where can I find beet juice?

One can usually get red beet juice sold in glass bottles at specialised health food stores, for it is appreciated for its nutritional and health benefits.
It comes either by itself (pure or lacto-fermented) or in a mix, usually with carrot.