Beetroot Grown by Neil & Gary Farley at Cullompton, Devon

£2.30 / 800g

About

Bright purple beetroot adds a fabulous splash of colour to your plate. Whether you're after the health benefits of beetroot juice (the roots are packed with vitamins and minerals), want to perk up a tray of roasted veg, or just need something quick and easy to grate raw into a salad, this purple root will see you right. Our fresh beets are worlds apart from the vinegary, crinkle-cut stuff in jars - their deep, earthy sweetness is full of culinary potential.

Beetroot is also popular on the farm because it's so easy to grow in our climate, and stores extremely well. From young, tender, thin-skinned new season beets in summer salads, through to thumping barn-stored roots whizzed into a wintry borscht, they're a year-round pleasure.

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How to prepare

Tender summer beets are best boiled or roasted and eaten straight up, or grated raw into salads. As the winter progresses, the roots lose some of their freshness and become softer. This is the time for a hearty soup, laced with ginger and orange zest. And don't keep all your beets for the main course; their earthy sweetness is a fine addition to brownies and cakes.

Storage

Keep unwashed in the fridge or in a cool, dark place.

Grown by Neil & Gary Farley, Cullompton, Devon

Located on sandy land, the Farleys’ farm is perfect for potato growing – it’s their biggest crop at about 70 acres – followed by the root veg, beetroot and the artichokes.