If you want to get a large dose of vitamins and minerals by eating just one vegetable a day, then you need to include beets in your diet. This vegetable is indispensable if you need to restore the body after a long avitaminosis. In
addition, beets prevent the formation of malignant tumors and get rid of kidney stones. In ancient times, beets were used as a medicinal plant and were even given to pagan deities as a valuable gift.
Now beets serve as
a
coloring agent for soups and various salads
.
We will show you how you can deliciously prepare a dish from beets.
Ingredients for beet salad:
- Boiled beets – 2 pcs;
- Peking cabbage – 150 g;
- Carrots – 1 pc;
- Corn – 100 g;
- Green onions – 10 g.
Salad dressing:
- Vegetable oil – 50 ml;
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp;
- Grainy mustard – 1 tsp;
- Honey – 1 tsp;
- Salt – a pinch.
Preparation of beet salad:
Rub on large sharps grater peeled beets and carrots. Finely chop Peking cabbage and green onions. Put corn together with onions, cabbage, carrots and beets in a salad
bowl
.
In a separate bowl combine vegetable oil with lemon juice and salt. Add honey and mustard to the oil, mix thoroughly.
Dress the salad with this sauce, mix the components well.
The result is a nutritious vitamin salad without mayonnaise, it is a good option for a snack when dieting or refusing meat.
