Root vegetables are grown underground at the base of a plant, but not all are exactly roots. Some are bulb-like growths that store nutrients for the plant during colder months. Onions, garlic ...

Cool water is all you need to nix the grit and grime. Root vegetables spend their entire lives buried in the dirt, so they always seem to bear at least a trace of grit—if not a whole mess of ...

Photo: nada54/Shutterstock. Also known as celery root, celeriac has a delicate celery taste that belies its knobby, hairy, bumpy appearance. But in case you're wondering, it's not the root of a ...

Place the root vegetables and red onion on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil, sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, and toss to evenly ...

Root vegetables do well in cool temperatures, making them ideal winter crops. At lower elevations or hot locations, consider planting them in partial shade.

And root vegetables are great candidates for container gardens for apartment and condo dwellers who don't have access to a garden plot. Many of these vegetables are tolerant of partial shade, too.

Root vegetables are in the spotlight, not on the side, with recipes for Daikon “Crostini” with Shrimp Salad, Turnip Soup with Chive Cream, Carrot and Beet Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, and ...

Low-starch root vegetables, like sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, radishes, and onions all have a two- or three-day window for peeling and cutting. For onions, ...