Roasted beets with watercress & horseradish apple sauce

If you’re after a superhealthy side dish, look no further than this low-fat salad, great as part of a buffet

Mustard salmon & veg bake with horseradish sauce

A rustic fish tray bake with a root vegetable base of parsnips, beetroot and carrot – served with a creamy dill sauce

Crunchy beetroot slaw with grilled chicken

This sweet, earthy salad makes a great healthy accompaniment to chicken or salmon

Red flannel hash

A great way of turning a side order of beetroot into filling a main meal or a great brunch.

Rainbow rolls

For a crunchy top and soft doughy middle, we devised scone-bread hybrid baps, which make use of leftover veg

Tangy beetroot & bean salad

This zesty summer salad makes an unusual addition to a buffet spread

Aussie burgers

The Aussie way to serve burgers, perfect for summer BBQs

Lentil rice salad with beetroot & feta dressing

Get a healthy dose of folate and fibre in this good for you dish, which uses time saving ready-cooked rice

Creamy beetroot risotto

This vivid risotto is simply baked in the oven, so there’s no need to spend lots of time at the stove stirring

Beetroot, bacon & spring onions

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Beetroot and horseradish work brilliantly with beef – serve alongside Matt’s spiced beef recipe

Beetroot & chocolate cake

Beetroot is actually very sweet and keeps this rich chocolate loaf wonderfully moist

Beetroot & horseradish purée

This is both a condiment and a side dish, and goes brilliantly with Christmas lunch, or even roast beef on a Sunday