As the practice of many peoples of the world has shown, you can pickle quite a large number of different products. Vegetables in particular lend themselves well to pickling. For example, cucumbers and tomatoes, patissons and zucchini
. However, in addition to the usual range of pickled vegetables, there are more exotic options. Not everyone is ready to try to pickle beets. At the same time, this vegetable in pickled form can become a favorite on the festive table.
Let’s tell you how to properly pickle beets
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Ingredients for pickled beets:
- Beets – 350 g;
- Red tkemali – 500 g;
- Water – 100 ml;
- Cilantro – 20 g;
- Parsley – 20 g;
- Dill – 20 g;
- Onion – 1 pc;
- Garlic – 3 cloves;
- Salt – ⅓ tsp. salt.
Preparation of pickled beets:
Peeled beets should be cut into small pieces, 1,5 cm thick. Put beets in a saucepan together with red tkemali, pour water over the mixture.
Boil the beets, bring to a boil, and then cook for 10 minutes without a lid. At this time you need to cut quarter rings of onions, finely chop cilantro, parsley, dill
. In the saucepan to the hot beets, put onions and herbs, pass garlic cloves through the press. Mix the ingredients, cover with a lid for 5-7 minutes.
At the end you need to add salt to the salad, stir again.
This salad of pickled beets is traditionally prepared in Turkey and Georgia. It is considered very healthy.
