Salads occupy one of the main places in human nutrition. Vegetable salads from beets are especially useful, as this vegetable normalizes digestion, helps the liver, protecting it from toxins.
Beetroot salad with dried fruit
Sweet prunes dilute fresh beets in this tasty and healthy salad, giving this dish a bright and original taste. For cooking you will need:
- beets, 2 pcs.;
- walnuts, 50 grams;
- prunes, 100 grams;
- garlic, 1 clove;
- mayonnaise;
- greens;
- salt.
Boil the beets, without peeling, in salted water for about 40 minutes.
Check readiness with a fork or wooden skewer, the beets should become soft.
Cool boiled root vegetables, peel and grate with a coarse grater. Soak prunes in water for 25 minutes, and then chop finely with a knife. Chop the walnuts with a crush, pass the garlic through a garlic press. Add dried fruit, nuts, garlic to the shabby beets, season with mayonnaise, mix thoroughly. Sprinkle the salad with herbs.
Beetroot and orange salad
This sweet and unusual salad is perfect for both a festive feast and home gatherings with the family. Thanks to citrus fruits, it turns out to be light, budgetary and satisfying.
Ingredients:
- beets, 2 pcs.;
- fresh greens;
- bow, 1 head;
- orange, 1 piece;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- olive oil.
Rinse the beets and place on a baking sheet in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, for 35 minutes. Then let the vegetable cool, peel and cut into thin slices.
Peel the orange, disassemble it into slices, peel it from the film and place it on the bottom of a deep salad bowl. Cut large pieces of orange lengthwise. Add beets, chopped onions and herbs to the oranges, season with salt and pepper, pour with olive oil. Salad ready.
Pour boiling water over the onion so that it ceases to taste bitter.
Beetroot salad in curd sauce
The original, slightly sour taste of the salad makes it an excellent addition to potato and meat dishes. For this boiled beetroot salad you will need:
- beets, 2 pcs.;
- pickled cucumber, 1 pc.;
- sour apples, 2 pcs.;
- horseradish, 1 tsp;
- curd sauce, 200 grams;
- cinnamon, a pinch of cloves;
- fresh greens.
Boil the beetroot peel, leave to cool. Wash the apples, remove the core and grate with a coarse grater, grate horseradish on a fine grater, pour boiling water over the onion and chop finely, chop the greens.
Peel the cooled beets and grate them on a coarse grater. Combine boiled beets, apples, onions, herbs, spices and cucumber, season the salad with curd cream and mix thoroughly.
