Baked Beetroot

A simple, but different style of cooking beetroot, baked in a parcel.

• Take your beetroot, scrub well and quarter.
• Either make use a small baking dish, or a double piece of aluminium foil double thickness to make a parcel.
• Place the Beetroot in the dish with several whole cloves of garlic, a quartered small onion and a quartered fennel bulb.  
• Add a good sprinkling of basil leaves. Season well with Black Pepper and, if you wish, Salt.
• Toss the vegetables in a good slosh of olive oil and red wine vinegar, or Balsamic Vinegar.
• Seal well with a foil lid - or if a parcel, bring the sides up and seal well, leaving space to steam.
• Place in a  preheated 200c oven and bake for about 1 hour.