Do not underestimate the coloring power of beets. It will blush your fingers but it will know how to give a pretty pink tint to your pasta or your pancakes.
Beets contain betalain which gives them their attractive color. Betalain has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and liver protective properties. Another advantage of the beet: its fiber and protein content, it has more than other vegetables. And, these are not its only qualities!
Beets can be cooked and eaten both cooked and raw and, surprise! it can also come in a sweet version.
Romain Seguyhome caterer and teacher at the Lycée Hôtelier le Renouveau in St-Genest Lerpt, likes to cook it whole in the oven and prepare it in carpaccio, soup or candied like a fruit…