exploding kidneys...

...was the self diagnosis a friend of mine made the morning after eating quite a bit of beetroot the night before. he was so alarmed that he drove himself to the hospital. fortunately, he realised what might in fact be happening and never turned up at emergency.

i turned the handful of beetroots from box 9 into some easy and tasty beetroot dip this evening. it is very nice indeed. the recipe couldn't be easier (thanks to vincenzo from the work for the instructions!). the beets were microwaved for about 5 minutes until they were tender. when cool, peel them and then grate them (or chop them very finely). then add some yoghurt, lemon juice,a little crushed garlic, and some herbs (whatever) and you're away!

here is a picture of the dip (note the artistic framing/wanky picture taking)...

in real life it is a much more intense colour - deeply deeply purple. i jamie-olivered some oil over the top at the end just to make it shiny. this shall be made again! in fact, i might give a carrot-id (see what i did there? a medical pun to tie in with the title of this post. will i ever stop?) version a run.