A gourmet white beet with a clean twist ❄️🌿, Avalanche stands out with its smooth ivory roots 🤍✨ and sweet, mild flavor that’s far less earthy than red beets. Winner of the AAS (All-America Selections) award 🏆, this variety produces...
- Season
- 2026
25 Seeds+
🌱 Avalanche Beet Seeds
Beta vulgaris
A gourmet white beet with a clean twist ❄️🌿, Avalanche stands out with its smooth ivory roots 🤍✨ and sweet, mild flavor that’s far less earthy than red beets. Winner of the AAS (All-America Selections) award 🏆, this variety produces uniform round roots that are tender, juicy, and perfect fresh or cooked. The snow-white flesh doesn’t bleed color, making it a chef’s dream for clean plating and mixed dishes.
👅 Flavor Profile:
Mildly sweet 🍯, crisp 🥗, with a gentle earthy nuttiness 🌰 — no overpowering “beetiness.”
🍴 Culinary Uses:
🥗 Slice raw into salads for crisp, snow-white crunch
🥘 Roast wedges for nutty sweetness without the mess
🥒 Pickle slices or matchsticks for a clean, tangy condiment
🍲 Add to soups or grain bowls for sweetness + texture
🍰 Use in baking (beet cakes, brownies) for natural moisture without color bleed
👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Avalanche is the chef’s clean beet 🌱👨🍳❄️. Its snow-white flesh delivers mild sweetness and zero staining, making it perfect for mixed-color salads, refined roasts, and creative plating. A beet that’s as practical as it is delicious — versatile, uniform, and beautifully understated.
🌱 Growing Notes:
🪴 Annual root crop, 50–60 days to maturity
🤍 Uniform round white roots, 2–3” diameter
🌞 Thrives in full sun, well-drained fertile soil
🍃 Tender greens also edible, mild and nutritious
📦 Stores well after harvest
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Follow the growing notes in the description and on your seed packet. Sowing time, temperature and harvest stage depend on the variety.
See the description for this variety’s kitchen uses and the harvest stage that suits your recipe.
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