Beet salads are a new trend among European and American cooks. In social networks in Germany and England there are often video lessons on how to make a tasty and healthy salad from this root
vegetable
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Beets are actually a very useful vegetable
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It helps to remove fat from the body, lowers blood pressure, increases hemoglobin levels. In addition, the root vegetable saturates the body with vitamin B9, iodine, iron and zinc. As it becomes clear from the vitamins and minerals found in beets, the vegetable has a good effect on the digestive and cardiovascular system.
We will not lag behind foreign food bloggers and will also tell you about an excellent recipe for beet salad.
Ingredients for beet salad:
- beets – pcs;
- ground black pepper – a pinch;
- canned green peas – 180 g;
- salt – ⅓ tsp;
- pickled cucumber – pcs;
- honey – tsp;
- cheese – 80 g;
- spicy mustard – ½ tsp;
- garlic – clove;
- balsamic vinegar – tbsp;
- parsley – bundle;
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of beet salad:
Boiled and peeled beets are shredded on large grater cloves. Cut pickled cucumber into thin bars, finely chop parsley. Combine chopped vegetables and greens in a salad bowl, add green peas.
Grate cheese on a coarse grater, pour it into the salad. In a separate bowl mix balsamic vinegar with vegetable oil and a garlic clove pressed through the press.
Salt the mixture, add ground black pepper, honey and spicy mustard, mix well.
Dress the salad, re-mix the ingredients thoroughly
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You can additionally add a clove of garlic to the vegetables before dressing to taste.
The salad is perfect for every day and for holidays.
