Beets are not only vinaigrette and herring under a fur coat. It can be cooked much more interesting and varied, if you make at least a little effort. So that you do not have to waste time choosing dishes, we have already found 20 beetroot salad recipes at once!
1. Salad with beets and chicken
Beautiful layered salad with boiled vegetables and chicken.
You will need: 150 g chicken, 1 beetroot, 3 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 tsp. sugar, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp. walnuts, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Boil vegetables and chicken breast, and cut the onion and fry with sugar. Cut the chicken into small cubes and mix with onions. Cut the potatoes in the same way, and grate the beets on a coarse grater and mix with chopped nuts. Lay out layers of potatoes, mayonnaise, chicken, mayonnaise, beets and more mayonnaise.
2. Salad with beets and beef
Dressing and pickled cucumbers give the salad an interesting aftertaste.
You will need: 500 g beets, 500 g beef, 250 g pickled cucumbers, 3 eggs, 30 g walnuts, 10 g mustard, 50 ml lemon juice, 100 ml olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, spices.
Cooking: Boil the beef, beets and eggs until cooked, and cut all the ingredients into small cubes. Add chopped nuts and fields salad dressing of oil, crushed garlic, spices, lemon juice and mustard.
3. Salad with beets and pork
This salad is also best done in layers to preserve the colors of the products.
You will need: 1 beet, 2 potatoes, 2 carrots, 200 g pork, 50 g cheese, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Boil pork and all vegetables separately. Grate potatoes, lay out the first layer and spread with mayonnaise. Then comes minced pork, grated carrots, mayonnaise, grated cheese, mayonnaise and grated beets.
4. Salad with beets and turkey
The original dressing with curd cheese works wonders.
You will need: 150 g turkey, 1 beetroot, 30 g walnuts, 1 garlic clove, green onion, 1.5 tbsp. sour cream, 0.5 tbsp. curd cheese, 0.5 tsp mustard, spices.
Cooking: Boil the turkey with beets and cut them into small cubes. Add chopped green onions, chopped nuts and crushed garlic there. Dress the salad with sour cream, curd cheese, mustard and spices.
5. Salad with beets and liver
Any liver will do, but chicken salad will be more tender.
You will need: 400 g liver, 3 beets, 3 eggs, 2 onions, 3 pickles, 2 carrots, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Fry the liver with onions and chop in a meat grinder. Boil beets, carrots and eggs and rub everything on a coarse grater separately. Cucumbers cut into thin slices. Lay out layers of liver, beets, carrots, cucumbers and eggs, spreading each with mayonnaise.
6. Salad with beets and shrimps
A very original and fresh salad recipe with lots of greens.
You will need: 120 g shrimp, 170 g beetroot, 1 bunch of arugula, 1 bunch of parsley, 75 g of zucchini, half a bunch of dill, 0.5 cups of barley groats, olive oil and mustard.
Cooking: Cut the zucchini into ribbons and put in a bowl with herbs. Add boiled shrimp, boiled cereals and slices of baked beets there. Drizzle salad with olive oil, mustard and spices to taste.
7. Salad with beets and pomegranate
Exquisite appetizer for the holiday table.
You will need: 2 beets, lettuce leaves, 0.5 cup pomegranate seeds, 2 garlic cloves, 4 tbsp. chopped walnuts, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard.
Cooking: Cut the beetroot into cubes and fry it over intense heat, and then pour in a little water and simmer for another 15 minutes with your favorite spices. Put it to the salad, sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and nuts and season with the rest of the oil with mustard and garlic.
8. Salad with beets and prunes
You can add other dry fruits and berries to taste.
You will need: 2 beets, 30 g prunes, 30 g raisins, 40 g nuts, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Grate boiled or baked beets on a coarse grater. Soak the raisins and prunes for 10 minutes, and then cut the prunes into strips. Add chopped roasted nuts and season the salad with mayonnaise.
9. Salad with beets, tangerines and apples
The most interesting and useful winter salo recipeata!
You will need: 100 g lettuce, 2 beets, 2 tangerines, 2 apples, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tbsp. olive oil, spices.
Cooking: Bake the beets and cut into small cubes. Also chop peeled apples and tangerines. Mix everything with salad, season and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
10. Salad with beets and oranges
Goat cheese fits perfectly here, but you can take suluguni or mozzarella.
You will need: 2 beets, 1 orange, 50 g lettuce, 100 g cheese, 1 tsp. honey, 1 tsp grainy mustard, 1 tsp balsamic, 2 tbsp. olive oil.
Cooking: Boil the beets and cut into slices. In about the same way, chop the orange peeled from the films and put everything on lettuce leaves. Spread the cheese on top and dress the salad with the dressing of the remaining ingredients.
11. Salad with beets and red cabbage
An interesting combination of common ingredients!
You will need: 3 beets, 300 g of red cabbage, 3 carrots, 400 g of canned beans, 0.5 cups of nuts, dried apricots, a bunch of cilantro, 1 orange, 2 tbsp. olive oil, hot pepper.
Cooking: Chop the cabbage with carrots, thinly slice the boiled beets and put chopped nuts and dried apricots in the same place. Add beans and chopped cilantro to the salad and season with olive oil, orange juice and pepper.
12. Salad with beets and rice
Very simple, but quite original salad.
You will need: 1 beetroot, 2 peppers, 0.5 cup rice, a bunch of cilantro, 4 tbsp. yogurt.
Cooking: Boil rice and beetroot, chop cilantro and cut beetroot with pepper into strips. Mix rice with herbs and yogurt, lay out the bottom layer and put the vegetables in layers on top.
13. Salad with beets and sauerkraut
With all the banality, it turns out tasty and bright.
You will need: 3 beets, 500 g sauerkraut, 1 onion, 2 carrots.
Cooking: Boil the beets and grate them with carrots on a coarse grater. Finely chop the onion there, add the cabbage, mix everything well and season with any favorite oil.
14. Salad with beets and red fish
In general, any fish will do, but with red salad it turns out more elegant.
You will need: 1 beetroot, 200 g red fish, 2 potatoes, 4 tbsp. peas, 1 onion, 3 tbsp. mayonnaise, 1 apple.
Cooking: Boil the beets and potatoes and cut all the ingredients into cubes. Pour boiling water over the onion first, and then add it to the salad. Add peas there and season with mayonnaise.
15. Salad with beets, kiwi and feta
When you want something lighter – take this recipe!
You will need: 1 beet, 1 orange, 1 kiwi, half pepper, 100 g feta, 2 tbsp. olive oil and soy sauce.
Cooking: Boil the beets, peel the orange from the films and coarsely chop all the ingredients. Lastly, add the feta cubes and dress the salad with oil and soy sauce.
16. Salad with beets and cottage cheese
When cut, it resembles a Red Velvet cake.
You will need: 150 g cottage cheese, 3 beets, 30 g dill, 3 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. sour cream.
Cooking: Boil the beets and grate on a coarse grater. Beat cottage cheese in a blender with herbs, garlic, sour cream and spices to taste. Put the salad in a form in several layers, tamp well and leave for an hour in the refrigerator.
17. Salad with beets and eggplant
To reveal the taste even more, you can add nuts and Georgian spices to the salad.
You will need: 1 beet, 2 eggplant, 2 garlic cloves, 3 tbsp. olive oil, cilantro.
Cooking: Cut the eggplant into a semi-circle and fry in olive oil. Boil or bake beets and cut into medium-sized cubes. Add chopped cilantro with garlic and drizzle remaining oil over salad.
18. Salad with beets and corn
A real riot of colors on your table.
You will need: 1 beetroot, 1 carrot, 1 cup corn, lettuce and herbs, 1 tbsp. olive oil, lemon juice and soy sauce.
Cooking: Boil the beets and cut them into thin strips with fresh carrots. Add corn and herbs to taste, season the salad and drizzle with oil, soy sauce and lemon juice.
19. Salad with beets and lentils
This salad is suitable even for a hearty family dinner.
You will need: 2 beets, 150 g lentils, 100 g feta, 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, 5 tbsp. olive oil, 2 red onions, 1 tbsp. sugar and honey, 1 tbsp. curry, 2 tomatoes.
Cooking: Boil lentils with curry in advance and bake beets coated with honey and sugar. Fry coarsely chopped onions with tomatoes in olive oil and add spices. Cut the beets into large pieces, put everything on a plate and sprinkle with vinegar.
20. Salad with beets and radishes
This is the first time you’ve seen this recipe, and it’s good!
You will need: 3 beets, 2 radishes, 2 green onions, half an onion, 4 tbsp. soy sauce, spices.
Cooking: Bake and finely chop the beets and chop the radishes in the same way. Mix them, add green and regular onion and season the salad with soy sauce and spices.