Scientists suggest that there were ancient peoples who considered the beet a deity. The fact is that this small purple root vegetable could cure very strong internal diseases.
For this reason, for a long time beets were a valuable product for humans. The vegetable was not consumed as food, used only for treatment purposes.
Now beets also have many useful properties. In addition to a large set of vitamins, beets prevent the formation of cancer cells in the blood and remove stones from the kidneys.
You should not neglect beets in the diet. Let’s tell you how to prepare a delicious appetizer salad from beets.
Ingredients for beet salad:
- Beets – 2 pcs;
- Canned corn – 250 g;
- Garlic – 1 clove;
- Parsley – a few sprigs;
- Green onion – a bunch;
- Lemon juice – 3 tbsp;
- Ground coriander – 1/2 tsp;
- Salt – ⅓ tsp;
- Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of beet salad:
Cleaned boiled in advance beets chopped on large sharps grater. Put corn in a bowl with beets, get rid of its liquid in advance.
Shinkle finely parsley and green onion, put to the rest of the salad. Press the garlic clove through the press and add to the dish.
Salt the salad, add ground coriander, dress with lemon juice and vegetable oil, mix the ingredients thoroughly.
This salad turns out unusual because of the contrasting flavors.
If desired, you can add ground black pepper to the dish.
