39 beetroot recipes that taste as good as they look (2024)

In a world of ugly-delicious root vegetables, beetroots are the rainbow-coloured stunners of the table.

Jul 07, 2023 7:00am

Grated raw, roasted whole or blitzed in a borsch, with beetroot season comes a world of possibilities. From a roast beetroot recipe that makes for an excellent side dish to dessert beetroot recipes such as beetroot chocolate mud cakes, the vibrant root vegetable is versatile in our eyes.

Here we have beetroot recipes for all occasions, be it beetroot salads, beetroot-cured ocean trout, vegetarian beetroot kebabs or beetroot and chocolate brownies.

These are our best beetroot recipes.

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Lemon-scented labneh with fig and beetroot

Photo: Chris Court

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Lamb, beetroot and walnut with herb dressing

Photo: James Moffatt

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Hasselback beetroot with cabbage and dukkah

Photo: Jessica Brook

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Roasted beetroot carpaccio

Photo: Con Poulos

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Photo: James Moffatt

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Lamb kofta with beetroot salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Kelda Haines's goat's cheese, beetroot and blackberry salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Analiese Gregory's roasted beetroot with bottarga and crème fraîche

Photo: Adam Gibson

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Lentil and speck soup with beetroot slaw

Photo: William Meppem

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Danielle Alvarez's beetroot and carrot mezzalune with leek, hazelnut and poppy seeds

Photo: William Meppem

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Supermaxi's battered beetroot and cauliflower

Photo: Sharyn Cairns

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Beetroot-cured ocean trout with buttermilk and soft herbs

Photo: William Meppem

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Steak with sweet and sour beetroot and horseradish crème fraiche

Photo: Chris Chen

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Burgers with pickled beetroot

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Baked beetroot with cream and thyme sauce

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Beetroot, radicchio, Gorgonzola and toasted walnut salad

Photo: William Meppem

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Anna Maria Eoclidi's tortelli caramelle

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Peter Kuruvita's beetroot curry

Photo: Alan Benson

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Shawarma-spiced roast lamb leg with beetroot sauce

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Smoked mackerel smorrebrod with beetroot salad

Photo: William Meppem

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Cannellini bean and beetroot salad

Photo: William Meppem

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Andrew McConnell's red endive and beetroot salad with juniper and horseradish cream

Photo: Mark Roper

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Stir-fried beetroot leaves with coconut and spices

Photo: Alicia Taylor

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Burnt beetroot carpaccio

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Beetroot kebabs with labne and dukkah

Photo: Mark Roper

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Warm cauliflower, chickpea and beetroot salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Roast beetroot and blood orange salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Roasted beets and onions with yoghurt, quinoa and walnuts

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Beetroot salad with sweet and sour dressing

Photo: Chris Court

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Borsch

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Frank Camorra's calamari cooked in olive oil with spiced beetroot salad

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Three Blue Ducks' beetroot and chocolate with burnt orange

Photo: William Meppem

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Beetroot soup with smoked trout and dill

Photo: William Meppem

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Beetroot, feta and lentil salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Smashed beetroot, quinoa, egg and avocado salad

Photo: William Meppem

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Sumac lamb cutlets with beetroot hummus

Photo: William Meppem

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Spiced beetroot seed cake with rapadura frosting

Photo: William Meppem

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Beetroot brownies with ginger crème fraîche

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Carpaccio of kangaroo with beetroot and native fruits

Photo: Chris Court

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Roast beetroot with shankleesh, onion, almonds and dill

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Beetroot, chickpea and za'atar salad

Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Beetroot salad with barley and hazelnut

Photo: Alicia Taylor

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39 beetroot recipes that taste as good as they look (2024)

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