Ingredients · Vegetables

Beetroot

One of the richest everyday sources of dietary nitrate, the compound studied for gentle blood-pressure effects.

Nutrition per portion

Vacuum-packed cooked beetroot is honest value; just check it isn't the vinegared sort unless that's the plan
Bunches with leaves give you a free second vegetable
Muddy loose roots keep for weeks

Keep it well: Raw roots keep for weeks somewhere cool; cooked packs live in the fridge.

Reach for it when the week brings:

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Blistered mackerel fillets over earthy beetroot, lentils and horseradish yogurt.

22 min 34g protein

Fudgy 70% cocoa brownies with grated beetroot and walnuts; smaller squares, bigger returns.

45 min 4g protein

Sweet roasted beets over lentils with feta, walnuts and a balsamic glaze.

45 min 18g protein

A rose-pink cold soup of beetroot, kefir and dill with cucumber crunch.

10 min 12g protein

One big salad that clocks fifteen-plus plant species; make Sunday, raid until Wednesday.

45 min 12g protein

Caramelised carrots, beets and parsnips over lentils with goat's cheese and hazelnuts.

55 min 17g protein