Campaign Beetroot: Assault Wave One

Campaign Beetroot was launched last Thursday evening with my first assault on the family tastebuds. We had friends visiting for dinner so I opted for something simple and made a root vegetable stew, incorporating the beetroot. I used carrots, potatoes, turnip, spring onion, beetroot and fresh tomatoes with seasoning to taste, then I added a can of cannellini beans to make it stretch a bit further. I served the stew with wholemeal rice, roasted shallots and roasted tomatoes.

Only Garden Boy left some food in his bowl, but he ate a large amount without complaint, so I think it counts as a win. Our guests might well have just been being polite but the said they enjoyed the meal. Garden Dad ate it without any complaint and Garden Girl cleared her plate. She did need encouragement to stop talking long enough to chew a mouthful of food but this is nothing unusual and there wasn't a single suggestion that she didn't like it.

Battle conclusion; Win for Beetroot.
Strategy for Assault wave 2: Beetroot and Chocolate Cake