Supertasters

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Foundation series

The beetroot method | part two

Cooking the leaves

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Nikki
Oct 02, 2025
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Blanch until tender and bright

If you’ve gone to the trouble of sourcing beets with perky leaves, there’s no use wasting them. Beetroot is related to chard, so the leaves can be treated in the same way: wash well to get rid of grit, plunge into rapidly boiling, salted water and cook until fully tender but still bright in colour.

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