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    BEET THAT!

    Apr 25, 2018 4 minutes

    Beetroot is one of those vegetables it most definitely pays to grow yourself. Vacuum-packed balls of pickled slush or over-priced bunches that have seen better days? Neither thanks! I’ll go for fresh, radiant roots of earthy goodness every time.

    Like courgettes or runner beans, homegrown beetroot is both prolific and simplicity itself to grow, which makes you wonder why anyone would pay a pretty penny to buy it. It doesn’t matter anyhow, because with so many characterful – even eccentric – varieties to grow, your own beetroot will always be superior in both quality and taste.

    These intense-tasting roots take on many guises. Roast classic red varieties in a sheen of olive oil

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