Christmas Veg

carltonleon

Hi,
I want to do roast carrots and roasted beetroots as part of my Christmas dinner.
But I want to do different coloured beetroot and different coloured carrots but I can’t seem to find anywhere that sells them.
Does anyone know anywhere in Dublin, preferably North County that sells them?

Thanks in advance

freshpopcorn

carltonleon wrote: »

Hi,
I want to do roast carrots and roasted beetroots as part of my Christmas dinner.
But I want to do different coloured beetroot and different coloured carrots but I can’t seem to find anywhere that sells them.
Does anyone know anywhere in Dublin, preferably North County that sells them?

Thanks in advance

No idea about beetroot but I have seen different colour carrots in Tesco and other supermarkets at times but it can be very hit and miss!

Caranica

M&S do different colour prepared carrot batons in a bag but not sure about fresh whole carrots.

Posy

You can get different coloured carrots??

I thought the only different coloured carrots were parsnips!

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

You can get different coloured carrots??

I thought the only different coloured carrots were parsnips!

I thought the same thing! :O

2nd Row Donkey

Anyone else childishly laugh at the thread name because they thought it said 'Christmas vag'?

Caranica

Posy wrote: »

You can get different coloured carrots??

I thought the only different coloured carrots were parsnips!

Yellow ones and purple ones even. Though they all do taste of...carrot

Cortina_MK_IV

If you feel like going all "The Good Life" grow your own for next year.



Unwin’s Rainbow Carrots in Woodies.

Loughc

Mind is being blown here.

Toto Wolfcastle

I don’t think carrots were originally orange but I don’t know much beyond that. Supervalu might be worth a look. Or if there is a farmers market near you you’d have a good chance of picking them up there.

Posy

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

If you feel like going all "The Good Life" grow your own for next year.

Holy cow!! I have learned something today. :pac:

freshpopcorn

I have also seen a prepared rainbow carrots thing in Tesco which you might keep a look out for.

carltonleon

Cheers all,
Still no luck, I tried Tesco this morning but nothing but Orange carrots and the beets were not great at all. I might try Evergreen greengrocer on Wexford St when I am in work next week

freshpopcorn

carltonleon wrote: »

Cheers all,
Still no luck, I tried Tesco this morning but nothing but Orange carrots and the beets were not great at all. I might try Evergreen greengrocer on Wexford St when I am in work next week

Your only hope with Tesco would be a large Tesco Extra!

Toto Wolfcastle

carltonleon wrote: »

Cheers all,
Still no luck, I tried Tesco this morning but nothing but Orange carrots and the beets were not great at all. I might try Evergreen greengrocer on Wexford St when I am in work next week

You could try Fallon & Byrne too.

carltonleon

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

You could try Fallon & Byrne too.

Good shout, totally forgot about there. Thanks Toto

carltonleon

So just a quick update !!!
I went over to Fallon and Byrne today and they had Golden and Candystripe Beetroots. Some of them were very soft but I managed to get a few. On the carrot front they had yellow, white and purple carrots along with yellow and purple baby carrots. The large carrots, I felt, were very soft but the baby ones were perfects so I got some of them. I will roast them up during the week to see how they turn out before deciding to get some more for Christmas.

Thanks everyone who replied

carltonleon

So I parboiled the beetroots for 25 mins and then roasted them in EV Olive Oil, Balsamic vinegar, sage, salt and pepper

64F01FF5-1546-4499-939D-D6CECA088803.jpeg just after parboiling and doused with oil, vinegar, sage

36614B4D-1381-45F4-B3A7-2E2AF9D6E5A7.jpeg after roasting for 35 mins

The Golden beetroots were beautiful, really really sweet. The candystripe ones were also lovely, not quite as sweet but still well worth doing.

Posy

They look lovely!