Beets: A Field Guide

Beets grow in a rainbow of colors—including purple, yellow, white, gold, striped, and orange—to brighten winter salads with a dose of vitamins A and C. The root vegetable’s leaves are as delicious to eat as the bulbs (pick them young and tender for a raw treat or sauté larger leaves lightly with garlic).

“There is something so demure and secretive about the beet,” writes our contributor Kier Holmes. “I actually love that I can’t see it growing. It’s a hidden gift until harvest time. I adore pulling beets from the ground and being amazed by the surprise.”