Bountiful beetroot

Beetroot is the perfect addition to complement many dishes and it also has many health benefits, Kitty Scully reports.

THIS summer has blessed us with harvests aplenty and beetroot seems to be more bountiful this year than ever. Deep and ruby red in colour, this member of the Beta Vulgaris family adds a vibrant hue and flavour to a wide range of dishes and bestows lots of health benefits. Not only is beetroot’s boldly bright tap root edible, but so too are its leaves and stem.

All three are tantalisingly tasty, verstatile and are bursting with nutrients, colour and flavour. Lucky for us, fresh unprocessed Irish beetroot is pretty much available all year round.