And again about salads - where without them. Our theme today is beet, so we hope that it will interest both raw and ordinary vegetarians, and those who do not shun meat and fish, in a word, all kinds of protein products. Beetroot salad with garlic, for example, perfectly match with meat dishes. This plant is known to mankind from time immemorial, though, at first only the tops were eaten - that is, the leaves. However, even now, dietitians recommend using young leaves of this root in salads, okroshkah, beetroots. And not so much so common in our chard - it is, in fact, leaf beet. The leaves contain useful microelements, vitamins, which we get in its original form, as the leaves are not subjected to heat treatment. But, of course, today we most often use beetroot as a delicious and juicy root crop, which is boiled, baked, used in salads, borsch, salted and marinated. Beetroot is one of the most popular vegetable crops in our country, which, firstly, is always in abundance in our markets and in stores, and secondly, it is very well kept (without any special conditions) and does not lose useful at the same time substances. And there are a lot of them in this vegetable. Beets must necessarily enter the diet of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, in particular, it has the ability to normalize blood pressure, regulate metabolism. In recent years, scientists have come to the conclusion that the betaine contained in the rootball inhibits the development of tumor processes. 
Beetroot salad with garlic
Ingredients:
- 2-3 beets
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 100 grams of low-fat sour cream
- 1-2 teaspoons of mustard with seeds
- salt, pepper to taste
Cooking method: To begin, we will discuss, from what beet it is better to prepare such salad: boiled, baked or raw. In principle, all three species have the right to exist. Raw root is most preferable, since it preserves in its original form all the vitamins and trace elements with which the beet is rich. To choose for raw salad it is necessary especially gentle and sweet grades. In second place on the usefulness is baked beet. Salad from it turns out very fragrant and tasty. Accordingly, the third - beets cooked. So, rub the beets, grind garlic, salt and pepper lettuce to taste and water with dressing. To do this, mix sour cream with mustard. Many fill a salad of beetroot and garlic with mayonnaise. This is also an option, and very tasty, but if we want to eat healthy food, then it is better to use sour cream sauce or vegetable oil. A very tasty dish is taught if you use unrefined sunflower oil. For flavor, you can add a few drops of lemon juice.
Beetroot salad with garlic and horseradish
Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 2-3 tablespoons grated horseradish
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 100 grams of sour cream
- salt, pepper to taste
Cooking method: You can use raw, cooked, baked beets. Grate the root on a grater, add horseradish, garlic, salt pepper and sour cream. A very tasty salad of beets with garlic, which is especially recommended for use during the period of viral infections. The combination of beets, garlic and horseradish has a good general strengthening effect on the body. 
Spicy salad of raw beets with garlic
Ingredients:
- 2 sweet beets
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 1 salad bulb
- a teaspoon of hot chili sauce (can be replaced with a few drops of tobasco)
- a tablespoon of balsamico sauce
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- salt, pepper to taste
- cilantro
Cooking method: Grate the beets, grate the onion, chop the garlic. Fold the vegetables in a salad bowl and pour a spicy dressing made from butter, balsamic cream sauce, hot chili, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with finely chopped cilantro before serving. Beetroot is perfectly combined with many other vegetables, in particular, it comes as an obligatory ingredient in vinaigrettes, as well as other vegetable salads. A salad of beets, carrots and garlic is very useful. Virtually any salad with beets can be supplemented with prunes, dried apricots, various types of raisins, nuts, seeds, etc. etc. And in the dressing it is good to add lemon and orange juice, hot sauces, honey. Do not be afraid to experiment, it's so interesting. Bon Appetit! We advise you to read:
