Beets and Pickled Hyacinth Bulbs with Garlic Sauce

Beets have been a favorite winter vegetable in Greece since antiquity, and we find them mentioned several times in Athenaeus. Ancient Greeks considered them a delicacy, and ate them with salted fish and other greens to accompany the wine before the meal during important symposia. Nowadays, beets served with garlic sauce is a very common Lenten dish. Since in Greece we buy the beets raw together with their leaves, this dish is a combination of sweet roots and greens, magnificently complement