The beets that we eat very well todaywe know and eat in different forms, comes from its wild relative - an inedible plant with a fibrous root crop. And our ancestors in those distant times used not the roots, but the tops: juicy and tasty tops. For us, beet salad is precisely salads from the root crop with the addition of various ingredients, with which beets go well. These beet salads are tasty and healthy, but you should not forget about fresh beet leaves. It is the tops that contain a shock dose of vitamins and microelements, so necessary for the human body to function normally. Speaking about beet salad recipes, we naturally mean the table variety of this root crop, that is, red beets. In addition to it, there is fodder (for cattle) and sugar, from which sugar is produced. Table beets and salads from it are present on our table almost all year round. It is stored perfectly, does not require any special conditions, does not lose nutrients - that's what's good about it. Beetroot is the richest source of mineral compounds that play a vital role in metabolism. It contains potassium, calcium, sodium and phosphorus salts, regulates fat metabolism, and lowers blood pressure. Salad recipes are simple and accessible, and the dishes containing beetroot are extremely healthy. Another advantage of this vegetable is its "friendship" with almost all vegetables, both fresh and pickled, fermented. And beetroot itself is used in different forms: it can be baked, fried, boiled, marinated, fermented, and also eaten raw. We tried to select a variety of beetroot salad recipes to show all its possibilities.
Salad with beets and cheese
A delicious beetroot and cheese salad, the recipe for whichwe present to you, should appeal to lovers of spicy dishes. To prepare this beet salad we will not need many products, and making it is as easy as pie - the recipe is not complicated. Ingredients:
- 2 beets of medium size
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 200 g of hard cheese
- 50 g of mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onions
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- pepper black ground and salt (to taste)
Method of preparation:Boiled beets and cheese should be grated, eggs cut into cubes, garlic passed through a garlic press. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle all this with green onions, season with mayonnaise and mix. If you are not very fond of this sauce, you can make this beet salad lighter by seasoning it with vegetable oil. The recipe allows improvisation. Serve the beet and cheese salad in a salad bowl, garnish with dill.
Salad with beets and garlic
A delicious salad with beets and garlic, the recipe for which is very simple, will be a piquant addition to any dish. Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 100 g of cheese
- salt
- mayonnaise
Coarsely grated beetroot, cheese and garlicmix, put in a salad bowl. Dress the beet salad with mayonnaise, salt to taste. Mayonnaise can be replaced with vegetable oil of your choice - olive, peanut, sunflower.
Salad with beets and carrots
The beetroot and carrot salad, the recipe for which is given below, requires minimal effort from the hostess. Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 2 medium carrots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 small walnuts
- salt
- mayonnaise (can be replaced with oil)
Method of preparation:Raw beets should be grated on a medium grater, add grated carrots, finely chop the remaining ingredients. Mix. Season the beet and carrot salad with mayonnaise. The recipe, as you can see, is simple, moreover, it can be improved by seasoning the beet salad with vegetable oil. This is a very healthy and tasty beet salad, since all the vegetables are used raw, without heat treatment, during which a significant part of the nutrients is lost.
Salad with beets and meat
How to make beetroot salad with meat?The recipe is extremely simple, and the salad itself is very filling. A small portion of it allows you to quickly satisfy your hunger. In general, beets and salads made from them fit well into the diet of people watching their weight. Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 200 g of boiled meat
- 3 eggs
- green pea
- pickled cucumber
- 1 clove of garlic
- greens and spices to taste
- mayonnaise (can be replaced with oil)
Method of preparation:Grate the boiled beets. Cut the meat into cubes and fry. Cut the cucumbers into strips. Finely dice the eggs. Mix the ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste, and season the salad with mayonnaise.
Salad with beets and beans
Try a salad with beets and beans. It is very easy to make – the recipe is simple. And the result is always excellent: the salad is both tasty and nutritious. Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- bean glass
- 2 apples
- a tablespoon of lemon juice
- 3-4 spoons of vegetable oil
- salt, pepper to taste
Method of preparation:Boil the beets, cool and cut into cubes. Mix the beets with beans and apples, which are also cut into cubes. Salt, pepper and season with vegetable oil mixed with lemon juice or vinegar. Preparing beet salads usually does not take much time, and they can always be made in advance and left in the refrigerator, and seasoned immediately before serving. Light low-calorie beet salads, slightly seasoned with vinegar and vegetable oil, are a great appetizer and at the same time they can be served as a separate dish. Here are some recipes for such salads.
Beetroot salad with vinegar and oil
Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- tablespoonful of vinegar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- salt, pepper to taste
Method of preparation:Bake the beets in the oven, cool. Cut into thin strips, add salt, pepper, sprinkle with vinegar and pour with vegetable oil, preferably olive oil. A simple and light beet salad is ready. Note. For such salads, it is better to bake the beets, they taste better and the color is preserved better. Another original recipe for a beet salad with sour cream, horseradish and vinegar.
Beetroot salad with sour cream
Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- bulb
- a little horseradish root
- salt, vinegar to taste
Method of preparation:Bake the beets in the oven or microwave. Cool, peel and cut into thin slices, add chopped onion and grated horseradish. Salt everything, mix, sprinkle with vinegar and pour sour cream. This beet salad has a piquant, spicy taste. It is very good as an appetizer.
Vinaigrette salad
Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 5 salted (or pickled) cucumbers
- 200 grams of sauerkraut
- a glass of boiled beans (you can take canned)
- can of green peas
- juicy bulb
- 50 ml of vegetable oil
- a teaspoon of mustard with seeds
- salt, pepper, sugar to taste
Method of preparation:Bake the beets in the oven, cool and cut into small cubes. Cut the cucumbers and onions as well. Add beans, peas, sauerkraut to the vegetables. Mix the mustard with vegetable oil and pour over our vinaigrette. Stir. Balance the taste with salt, pepper, and sugar. If desired, you can lightly sprinkle the salad with vinegar.
Original salad of beets with pickled cucumbers
Ingredients:
- 2 beets
- 4 salted cucumber
- 1 onion
- 1 tablespoon of ketchup
- 30-50 ml of vegetable oil
- salt, pepper, sugar
Method of preparation:Bake the beets, cool and grate. Peel the cucumbers and onions and cut into small cubes. Lightly fry the onions in a frying pan with heated oil, then add the cucumbers and simmer everything together for about 5 minutes. Pour in the ketchup and cook under the lid for another 5-7 minutes. Mix with the beets and balance the taste by adding salt, pepper, and sugar as needed. If there is not enough acidity, you can lightly season the beet salad with vinegar.
Red and white salad
Ingredients:
- 1 beetroot
- 1 radish
- 2-3 tablespoons oil
- vinegar, salt, sugar
Method of preparation:Peel the radish and beetroot and put them in ice water for half an hour. Grate the vegetables, season with vinegar and oil, add a little salt if desired and balance the taste with sugar if the salad seems too spicy. This is a very simple, easy to prepare and very tasty beetroot salad. Black radish can be replaced with daikon radish. We hope that our recipes will diversify your family's menu, and most importantly, will make you healthier, because beetroot is very healthy. Beetroot can be combined with a variety of products, season salads with sour cream, oil, mayonnaise - it gratefully accepts all this, and we get new delicious dishes. Enjoy your meal! We recommend reading:
