Beet, spinach & goat’s cheese couscous

Perfect for packed lunches, this colourful, filling salad transports really well

Cold roast beef with beetroot salad & horseradish cream

Turn your leftover Sunday roast into this impressive Monday night salad

Smoked mackerel salad with beetroot & horseradish dressing

The restaurant trick of giving the same ingredient a couple of treatments turns a simple dish into an impressive starter

Beetroot shots with tarragon yogurt ice cubes

Sounds weird – tastes delicious – perfect for those hard to impress guests

Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon

This salmon needs to be made at least three days ahead, which means very little work to do on Christmas day

Beetroot & mint dip

A healthy and vibrant dip, flavoured with nigella seeds and cumin to serve with crudites or flatbreads – it works well in lunchboxes too

Minty lamb with warm veg salad

Pair lamb with homemade mint sauce for a bit of zing – or make it veggie and use halloumi instead

Super-quick Scandi supper

Whip up this stylish, Scandinavian platter and let your friends help themselves

Griddled halloumi with beetroot & orange

This simple salad is refreshing and light. It's great with mackerel too

Beetroot hummus with crisp pittas

Think hummus means just chickpeas? Think again – you can make a gorgeous beetroot version

Creamy beetroot curry

Try an original approach to serving thickly sliced beetroot by combining with Madras spices, mustard seeds and green chilli

Beet & caramelised onion tart

A great make-ahead vegetarian main that is much easier than it looks, from Trill Farm in Devon