Easy and quick to prepare beetroot and pickled cucumber salad is ideal for winter lunches or dinners. In addition to its efficiency in creation, it consists of the most unpretentious ingredients that any culinary specialist can find in winter.
Green onions in the recipe can be replaced with onions or red ones if desired, pickles with pickled cucumbers. The only thing that needs to be done first is to taste the salty product in order to know how much salt will need to be added.
It is advisable to boil the beets or bake them in advance and cool them down, as such salads are prepared only from cold ingredients. Choose low-fat mayonnaise or vegetable oil as a dressing, because sour cream or sauces based on it do not harmonize well with pickled cucumbers. Don't forget about fresh herbs if you like their taste in your dishes.
Step by step recipe:
Prepare food. Boil or bake the beets in advance for 40 minutes, then cool. Peel and rinse thoroughly. It is best to use non-forage varieties - they are juicier and tastier.
Cut the root vegetable into slices, and then into small to medium cubes (optional). Pour the sliced beetroot into a salad bowl or deep plate, container. Season with salt and stir.
Rinse the pickles from the brine, cut them into the same cubes as the beets. Leave the slices on for 5 minutes and then drain the resulting liquid. If this is not done, the salad will "float" even before serving.
Add the sliced cucumbers to the beetroot bowl. Rinse the green onion stalks, chop and add to the same. If you add other spicy herbs, be sure to rinse them before doing so.
Place low-fat mayonnaise in a container and mix gently.
Garlic in the salad will be superfluous - it will kill the taste of green onions and cucumbers. But canned green peas will come in handy if you drain the marinade from the jar and pour it into the container.
Serve immediately after preparation, although it can be created in advance and kept in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. This salad is ideal with boiled meat, fish, other meat or sausage products.
Ingredients:
- Boiled beets - 1 pc. (large)
- Pickled cucumbers - 3 pcs.
- Green onions - 3 stalks
- Low-fat mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
- Salt - 2 pinches
Author: Alena Prika
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