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Sporting edible, seven-inch vivid green foliage, baby striped beets are about the size of a quarter. As the sweetest of all beets, the flavor of this variety is similar to the common red beet but milder. When sliced, the flesh is striped white and red.
Baby Chioggia Beets are available year-round.
Locally grown at McGrath Family Farms at Camarillo, California and native to Italy, stripe beets are also called "Chioggia" and "Candy Stripe" due to their red and white stripes when the beets are cut.
Recipes that include Baby Chioggia Beets. One
is
easiest, three is harder.
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Description/Taste
Sporting edible, seven-inch vivid green foliage, baby striped beets are about the size of a quarter. As the sweetest of all beets, the flavor of this variety is similar to the common red beet but milder. When sliced, the flesh is striped white and red.
Seasons/Availability
Baby Chioggia Beets are available year-round.
Geography/History
Locally grown at McGrath Family Farms at Camarillo, California and native to Italy, stripe beets are also called "Chioggia" and "Candy Stripe" due to their red and white stripes when the beets are cut.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Baby Chioggia Beets. One
is
easiest, three is harder.| Mother Rimmy |
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Beet and Avocado Salad with Feta Cheese and Basil |
| Cookie and Kate |
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Beet Salad with Carrot, Quinoa & Spinach |
| Maria Ushakova |
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Mediterranean Beets with Garlic and Olive Oil |
