anyone who gets a veg box, what do you do with the beetroot PLEASE

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we have a bit of a backlog here...although everything else has gradually disappeared, the beetroot seems to be hanging on reproachfully in the box. Ta for any ideas...

what do I do with beetroot? boil it (whole in skins) in salted and sugared water. peel while hot. plonk it in front of DS (5) and fight to get some for myself

I've done chocolate beetroot cake too - yummy!

Mostly I just pickle it - boil for 2 hours then cool and scrape skin off, slice and put into jars with vinegar.

wash
boil
plunge into cold water to slip skins off
chop and store in vinegar
We love beetroot feta and toasted pine nut salad on rcoket with griddled spiced lamb
YUM
I adore beetroot just by itself though

Oooh piffle, have you got a recipe for that?

I was going to be all original and suggest a beetroot and chocolate cake. Our nanny makes it and it is FANTASTIC. I'm pretty sure our recipe came from Abel & Cole, so may well be on their website. She also just makes a "plain" beetroot cake to the same recipe as a carrot cake - also delicious.

lol yeah that was my recipe
nah its from the cook yourself thin series on TV
I've got the book and its ACE
these ingredients are for 2 lamb leg steaks 2 people

lamb legs steaks 1 per person, chop off fat and gristle and cut into thirds.
1/2 tsp ground cumin
""""""" ground coriander
"""""""" ground cinnamon
Rub lamb with spices and some salt in a bowl until covered in spice mix.

Cut beets into good chunks about 75g pp is enough. Add 75 g of feta cheese crumbled over that. Toast 25 g of pine nuts and add to beetroot feta mix. Chop up a bunch of spirgin onions and add.Season and give a little drizzle of olive oil. Mix gently

Blitz 100g of total GReek yoghurt (0% if dieting lol) with 1 clove of garlic and handful of fresh mint and salt and pepper to taste.
Put aside

Griddle/fry lamb in smoking hot pan need about 4 mins each side ish.
Take out let rest for 10 mins

Assemble salad
40g rocket, squueze with lemon and drizzle with meat juices from pan.

Lay rocket onto plate 20g per person
Then add half the beetroot mix, then top with the lamb. Drizzle with the yoghurt and I defy you not tho think even Gordom Ramsay could not cook a nicer dish
Tis divine

In a bowl lay

sorry if this sounds dumb but where do you get veg boxes from? x

exactly what i was wondering!

I've got a recipe for a simple russian mezze style salad if that's of any interest - will tap it in later....

Abel & Cole have been advertising here for the past few weeks. Are they still here? There are others too, of course.

Oh yes - banner at the top of this conversation - offering a free baby box with your first order. See it? Any clearer?

Thank you piffle, sounds delicious. Now I just have to wait until that nice Mr Riverford gives me some more beetroot.

Mash it with potatoe and make princess pinkmash