Micro beet
Beta vulgaris · Root vegetable
Top 10 pairings
Micro beet is the table beet (Beta vulgaris) harvested as a microgreen — a tiny seedling only 5–10 cm tall, cut about one to three weeks after sowing once its first true leaves appear. Eaten raw as a vivid garnish or salad green, it pairs a startling magenta stem with a concentrated, sweet-earthy beet flavour.
Picking a good onedrag
Hard and heavy, just liftedWrinkled, sprouting, soft
Shop firmEveryday bestThe all-rounder: roast, boil, pickle, grate.
CrownStubs cut short, dry and pale
In the handFirm, no give at the shoulder
Skin and tailTaut and dry, a few scuffs
Smell at the crownDry and earthy, almost nothing
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What you get from one
67%
Edible part
82 g · crown and skin off
122 g
Weight each
each one
60%
Juice
600 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 12× longer than the counter.
98–100%
Humidity
Still, not sealed
Airflow