I did not know the greens were edible... Grew them for the first time in our garden last year and this year will use all of the plant! I make beet soup...first boil with about 2" of stem still attached until med soft....cool &skin as others have said, then I dice, put back into pot of water....and cook on until tender...the water will turn red,add some sugar and then some sour cream, soup will turn pink. I make homemade drop noodles for it and then I enjoy....makes me think I am at my grandmother's house....oh, so long ago........she came from Poland and this is very much peasant food,yummy....