Few vegetables divide opinion quite like the beetroot. For some, it conjures memories of school dinners and vinegar soaked jars, hardly the stuff of culinary romance. For others, and increasingly for chefs across the country, it is one of the most versatile and visually striking ingredients in the modern British kitchen. Deep, earthy and impossibly vivid in colour, the beetroot has quietly earned itself a place among the most fashionable vegetables of the moment. Beetroot has