Bill's Beetroot Marmalade

This marmalade is named in grateful thanks to my loving husband Bill who not only peels and chops beetroot late into the night but who is also the world's best KP (kitchen porter). He does sink loads of washing up without a complaint!

We wanted to create a product that could be used with lots of different dishes to make them more exciting and tasty. This marmalade goes with just about everything. Some of our favourites are

• On top of oven poached Atlantic salmon and served with creamy mashed potato and a rocket salad
• Mixed with a spoonful of mayonnaise and added to a tin of tuna and red kidney beans for a quick and easy filling for wraps
• With pork chops instead of the traditional apple sauce
• Mix with a spoon of olive oil and toss through a rocket and goats curd cheese salad instead of salad dressing

 Did You Know?

•  Folate (folic acid) occurs in higher levels in beetroot than in most other vegetables

•  Beetroot has for many years been used as a treatment for cancer in Europe . Specific anti-carcinogens are bound to the red colouring matter which supposedly helps fight against cancer and beetroot also increases the uptake of oxygen by as much as 400%

•  In the United States beetroot is the traditional colourant for pink lemonade

•  Beet juice is also a common choice for edible ink for example marking grades on cuts of meat

•  Since Roman times beetroot juice has been considered an aphrodisiac. It is a rich source of the mineral boron which plays an important role in the production of human sex hormones

•  It contains no cholesterol, very few calories and is a great source of fibre

•  Boiled beetroot is particularly high in potassium