Three types of beetroot grown near Colchester. Photograph: charlie.hicks on flickr,some rights reserved.
Colourful food is healthy food, as an old saying goes. The ruby colour in beetroot indicates the presence of anthocyanidins, anti-oxidants linked to a healthy immune system, clear eyesight and good circulation. Our thanks to greengrocer Charlie Hicks for the photo.
The humble beetroot has come a long way since the days when it appeared only in pensioners' charabanc lunchboxes. Share your ruby-red recipes and leafy innovations here - in addition to Nigel Slater's recent suggestion of eating baby beetroot sprouts in salads, apparently some people make beetroot and chocolate cake ...
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