Known for its striking colour, beetroot is a delicious vegetable and very versatile in cooking. It's packed full of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fibre.

Not many people know that it's possible to eat the vegetable raw as most beetroot recipes involve boiling, baking, steaming, frying or grilling. Baking the vegetable helps to preserve the best of its flavour. You'll find a variety of tempting recipes on HelloFresh for inspiration on how to cook beetroot. When preparing the vegetable for cooking, leave at least an inch of the stem and don't remove the roots. These can be cut away afterwards. For a novel way to cook beetroot, add herbs and spices to your recipes, such as allspice, bay leaves, cloves, chives, dill, garlic, mustard seeds or thyme. These will add to and enliven the taste still further.