Salads can be not only tasty, but also useful, for example, beetroot salad with nuts, to which other ingredients are added for a variety of tastes, is well suited for everyday consumption, and will decorate the holiday table. Consider in detail some of the best recipes for this dish with a step-by-step description of the cooking technology.
Selection of ingredients
To make you happy with the result of cooking, you need to choose high-quality ingredients. When buying beets, you need to pay attention to the appearance of the root crop: the color of the peel (should be uniform dark maroon), the absence of traces of rot, mechanical damage.
Did you know? The homeland of beets is Iran, where the local population initially consumed only tops of food, and the root crop was used for medicinal purposes.
Walnuts are usually sold already shelled, so you can carefully consider the filling. A high-quality product has a light skin, no traces of mold, has a pleasant aroma. Other auxiliary ingredients, such as hard cheese, mayonnaise should be selected depending on personal preferences and financial capabilities, but be sure to pay attention to the composition and shelf life.
Beetroot Salad Recipes with Walnuts and Garlic
There are many options for making beetroot salad. A classic dish is based on beets, nuts with garlic and mayonnaise as a dressing.
Classical
610 minutes
ground black pepper
taste
Calories (energy value) per 100 g:
- Peel the cooled root crop and rub it on a coarse grater into a deep bowl - a pan or a bowl. It is better to use a container made of glass or steel, plastic products can be painted with beet juice.
- Peel the garlic and pass through a press or finely chop with a knife.
- Add mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
- Kill nuts with a blender or chop with a sharp knife, add to a bowl and mix again. Nuts do not need to be crushed very finely, tastier when grains are found in the dish.
- Salt, pepper to taste, mix and put on a serving plate.
- Salad can be decorated with parsley or dill. As additives for such a dish are well suited: apple, raisins, prunes, which make the taste more interesting and rich.
Important! Instead of mayonnaise, you can use sour cream, which will make the dish less greasy and easier. To enhance the taste, a small amount of mustard is added to sour cream.
With cheese
515 minutes
ground black pepper
taste
Calories (energy value) per 100 g:
Grated boiled beets peeled on a coarse grater, pour into a deep container to make it easier to mix with other ingredients.
On a fine grater, grate hard cheese, pour into a bowl to the beets.
Chop nuts with a knife until fine crumbs or chop in a blender, add to a bowl.
Squeeze the peeled garlic through the garlic squeezer directly into the bowl to the prepared ingredients.
Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper to taste, mix thoroughly.
Put the salad in a serving plate, garnish with grated cheese and walnut halves.
Grated boiled beets peeled on a coarse grater, pour into a deep container to make it easier to mix with other ingredients.
On a fine grater, grate hard cheese, pour into a bowl to the beets.
Chop nuts with a knife until fine crumbs or chop in a blender, add to a bowl.
Squeeze the peeled garlic through the garlic squeezer directly into the bowl to the prepared ingredients.
Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper to taste, mix thoroughly.
Put the salad in a serving plate, garnish with grated cheese and walnut halves.Important! For salad, it is better to choose hard cheese with a delicate taste and aroma, seasoned varieties are more saturated and can ruin the taste of the finished dish.
Video recipe
With cheese
Did you know? You can quickly cook beets using the microwave. To do this, the root crops are washed, peeled, placed in a plastic bag, tied, and sent to the microwave for 8–10 min., Setting the power at 700–900 watts
Cooking beetroot salad is simple and fast, in addition, such a dish is inexpensive and affordable for regular consumption. Depending on your personal taste preferences, you can choose the recipe that suits you and improve it yourself by adding your favorite ingredients.
