A great thing about buying a veg box is that you get to try things you wouldn’t normally pick up in the shop. Then you have to work out how to cook it, for me this is the exciting bit and yesterday it was beetroot (again). We’re all used to having beetroot as a salad but I was sure you must be able to do something else with this vegetable.

I have tried a couple of things, cooking with pork and chicken and although nice I haven’t quite managed to fine-tune it. Last night I thought I’d try roasting it as other root vegetables roast just fine. And I have to tell you it tasted fabulous and the texture was beautiful, it crisped up perfectly around the edges, while locking in its flavour and complementing the other ingredients.

Below is the recipe so why not give it a go yourself…

You need:
3-4 beetroot
2 tbs of olive oil
1-2 tbs honey
1-2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
Mixed herbs (although I think just Rosemary or Thyme would suit it perfectly)

• Peel the beetroot and cut into wedges – yes you will get very red “beetroot” hands – pop into a roasting dish.
• Mix the olive oil, honey,  balsamic vinegar, wholegrain mustard and herbs together and pour over the beetroot.
• Pop into the oven on about gas mark 6.5 / 210 C and cook for approximately 1-1½ hours.

I served with potato wedges and pan-fried cod fillet – just beautiful.

Let me know what you think.