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Got a bunch of beets and not sure how to keep them fresh? Here’s everything about how to store beets—including some of our favorite beet recipes.

What’s the best way to keep beets fresh? The other day, Alex and I came home with 3 bunches of beets from the farmers market. We had all sorts of beet recipes planned: beet hummus, beet salad, and oven roasted beets.

But how to store beets so that they’d stay good for weeks? Here’s everything you need to know about storing beets!

How to store beets

How to Store Beets

Got a bunch of beets and not sure how to keep them fresh? Here's everything about how to store beets (and some recipes, too!).

Materials

Beets
Sealed food storage containers or silicone food storage bags

Tools

Knife

Instructions

Wash the beets.
Cut off the stems of the greens, leaving about 2 inches attached to the beets.
Place the beets into a sealed storage container or silicone food storage bags. Then place the bag into the produce drawer in your refrigerator. They'll stay fresh up to 2 weeks.
Take the beet greens and store them separately in a sealed storage container. Store in the produce drawer for 3 to 5 days. You can use them in recipes like this best recipe for beet greens.

How to use beets in recipes

Now that you know how to store beets, you need recipes! Here are some of our favorite beet recipes (you can even use the beet greens!). Keep reading for all the best ways to use this healthy vegetable.

Beet Salad with Balsamic Dressing Roasted beets, creamy balsamic dressing, tangy goat cheese, pistachios and sliced shallot.
Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese Earthy, tender beets paired with creamy goat cheese and topped with fresh chives? Perfection.
Creamy Beet Hummus This electric pink hummus is vibrant and tastes just as lovely as it looks.
Beet Greens Omelette This beet greens recipe is the best way to turn those leafy greens into a nutritious meal! You won’t believe the flavor in this hearty omelette.

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese

Creamy Beet Hummus

Omelette with Beet Greens

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Hi! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of the acclaimed cookbooks A Couple Cooks and Pretty Simple Cooking—and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share seasonal recipes and the joy of home cooking. Now, we’ve got over 3,000 well-tested recipes, including Mediterranean diet, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, smoothies, cocktails, and more!

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