Ingredients:

• Fresh beets (red or golden)- cleaned, skin on
• Brine : 4 cups filtered water + 4 teaspoons salt (non-iodized)
• Bay leaf
• Flavorings (optional): Garlic clove, ginger, fresh herbs
• Glass fermentation container
• Fermentation weight

Directions:

1. ash and trim beets of greens.  Leave skins on.
2. Cut beets into slices or cubes, as desired.
3. Place beets, bay leaf and optional flavorings in the fermentation container, leaving a 1″ space to the top of the neck of the jar.
4. Fill with brine, leaving a 1″ space to the top of the neck of the jar
5. Add fermentation weight (if necessary).  Close jar.
6. Leave at room temperature (ideally 55-75˚F (18-22˚ C) ) for 2-4 weeks.
7. Transfer to the refrigerator for storage.

Fermentation time: 2-4 weeks ( You can let it ferment for two weeks, the longer you let it ferment the better)