Beetroot and prune salad is not only extremely tasty, but also a very healthy dish. It contains a large amount of vitamins and mineral compounds necessary for the normal functioning of the human body.
The benefits of beetroot salad with prunes are due to its composition. The products used to prepare this dish contain a large amount of valuable components.
Beets are rich in carbohydrates, fiber, B vitamins, folic acid, copper, zinc, organic acids. It must be consumed by people suffering from obesity, atherosclerosis and some other diseases. This vegetable perfectly cleanses the intestines, removes all unnecessary from the body.
Prunes are also known for their health benefits. It is a source of B vitamins, vitamin PP, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron. It is known for its dietary properties and is great for cleansing the body.
It is known that the use of prunes prevents the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the body.
Making a dietary beet and prune salad is quite simple. To do this, put a large saucepan on the fire and boil 2-3 small beets in it. You need to cook it for 40-50 minutes. The cooking time directly depends on the size of the vegetables, as well as on their quality. Young beets take much less time to cook. To speed up the process, you can cut large vegetables into pieces or use a pressure cooker.
It is recommended to boil beets in salted water. For these purposes, it is best to use regular table salt, not iodized salt.
In order to preserve the maximum amount of all valuable components in the beets during cooking, you can bake them in the oven instead of boiling in water. To do this, peel the vegetables, then wrap each beet in foil, put on a baking sheet and bake at 220 degrees for 40 minutes.
The finished beets should be cooled a little, peeled, if this has not been done before, grate and put in a salad bowl. Prunes in the amount of 100-150 grams must be thoroughly washed and chopped using a blender or a knife with a wide blade. If the dried fruit has a sufficiently dense consistency, it is recommended to steam it with boiling water for 10-15 minutes beforehand to soften and swell.
Walnuts in the amount of 6-8 pieces must be peeled from the shell and partitions, chopped with a knife and poured into a salad bowl along with prunes. You also need to add 2 peeled and chopped garlic cloves to all of the above ingredients.
It is also necessary to add vegetable oil and salt to the salad bowl to taste, and then mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
The salad can be served either as a separate snack or as an addition to boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes.
Those who are not used to counting all the calories consumed can be advised to prepare a salad of beets with prunes, seasoned with mayonnaise. The method of preparing such a dish is similar to that described above, but in this case, instead of vegetable oil, mayonnaise is used as a dressing. This sauce will give the salad a unique taste. As a decoration, you can put greens and halves of walnuts on a dish.
