Beetroot and carrot salads are excellent meals for full-fledged fasting days for those who want to lose weight or keep their physical shape in perfect condition. Vegetables contain a large amount of vitamins, promote the elimination of toxins from the body, lower cholesterol levels and have a cleansing and healing effect. There are a huge number of recipes for beetroot and carrot salads.
The traditional ingredients of these salads are beets, carrots, apples, as well as some other vegetables.
Fresh Vegetarian Beet and Carrot Salad
Make a fresh vegetarian beet-carrot salad. You will need the following ingredients:
- beets - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- apple - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, pepper, mayonnaise (to taste).
Wash and peel the beets, carrots and apples. Cut the beets and carrots into strips. Divide the apple into 4 parts, remove the core and cut into strips. Peel and chop the garlic with a garlic press.
Put the beets in a bowl, sprinkle with a little salt, stir and leave for 5 minutes. Then combine the beets, apple, carrots and garlic. Season the prepared salad according to your desire with the required amount of salt, pepper and mayonnaise. The calorie content of such a salad is about 139 kcal per 1 serving.
Delicious carrot and beet salad
To prepare a traditional tasty and healthy salad of carrots and beets, you will need:
- beets - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- egg - 1-2 pcs.;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- salt, pepper, mayonnaise (to taste);
- greens (parsley, dill, onions, etc.).
Wash, peel and boil the potatoes, then either finely grate or dice. Chop the onion finely. Peel the carrots, boil and grate on a coarse grater. Prepare the beets in the same way. Peel and chop a few cloves of garlic with a garlic press. Boil the eggs and chop.
The next step is to put the prepared ingredients in a salad bowl. Lay out in layers: first potatoes, then onions and carrots, then garlic, then beets and on the very top of the egg. Each layer must be salted, pepper and greased with the right amount of mayonnaise.
Put the salad in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours so that it can brew. Before serving, garnish the dish on top with sprigs of herbs (parsley, dill, onions, etc.). As a result, you will get a beautiful, tasty and healthy multi-layered salad that can be served on the festive table.
Boiled beetroot, carrot and prune salad
Treat your homemade salad of boiled beets, carrots and prunes, which can be prepared with the following ingredients:
- beets - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- prunes (optional);
- lemon juice;
- vegetable oil.
Boil beets and carrots in lightly salted water, then cut into small cubes. Meanwhile, soak a couple of handfuls of prunes in lemon juice for 30 minutes.
Mix carrots and beets in a bowl, add soaked prunes, season with lemon juice and a little vegetable oil. The salad is completely ready! Calorie content - 195 kcal per 1 serving.
