Silverbeet
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard. Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
"Not so useful in the salad bowl, silverbeet is great sauteed slowly in olive oil, or added to a parmesan-y frittata, or fried with anchovies, garlic and chilli and forked through hot spaghetti."
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More examples"Not so useful in the salad bowl, silverbeet is great sauteed slowly in olive oil, or added to a parmesan-y frittata, or fried with anchovies, garlic and chilli and forked through hot spaghetti."
Etymology
From silver + beet (from the colour of the leaf stalks).