Re: cooking beetroot takes me so long!
GET FERMENTING !
Just like making delicious saurkraut (which is just fermented cabbage) you can equally ferment beetroot or just about any other vegetable. The natural fermentation makes the produce much softer but usually with a little crunch left too and it's absolutely packed with healthy nutrients, probiotics and so on.
All you need to do this is a standard Kilner Jar and a special lid for it. You can buy the lids from:
https://www.sterilock.co.uk