Just Beet It: 7 Recipes Inspired by This Fall Vegetable

Fall means harvest season, which means root veggies like beets are at their peak - bundles of earthy purple (and orange, and zebra-striped) roots are piled high at the farmers' markets. They keep well, as long as you trim their greens, and are fantastic to cook with if you think beyond simply roasting them. (Not that there's anything wrong with that!) From red velvet cupcakes to roasted beet salads to borscht - here are 7 ways to eat to the beet. - By Julie van Rosendaal

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