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The almost black seeds as well as the blood-red leaves are edible and dye red.
Dispite the striking strawberry-like fruits, the strawberry goosefoot is a leafy vegetable.
The black-brown seeds can be used as pseudocereals similar to quinoa, for example boiled as a porridge and grounded to a flour as addition to baking flour.
The tiny, lenticular amarant-seeds are extremely nutritious and contain a lot of protein. They can be processed into mash and various bakery products.
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as leaf vegetables such as spinach. The black-brown seeds can be used as pseudocerals.
Only the green, knitting needle-like leaves are used. These can be eaten raw or blanched and fried. The leaves remain crisp and taste slightly salty and very aromatic.
The slightly salty tasting leaves and stems can be eaten raw as salad or cooked, e.g. as spinach or sautéed.
The slightly salty tasting leaves and leaf stems can be eaten raw as salad or stewed, cooked as spinach or sautéed.