Beet salad with garlic
Svyokla s chesnokom (свёкла с чесноком): grated beetroot with garlic, walnuts and prunes
Grated beetroot with garlic is about as everyday as Russian cooking gets: something from the school canteen, the work buffet and the Sunday table alike, served in a small bowl beside cutlets, boiled potatoes or black bread. This dressed-up version adds chopped prunes for sticky sweetness and toasted walnuts for crunch, all bound with a spoon of mayonnaise. It tastes earthy, sweet and bright with garlic. Buy ready-cooked beetroot (not pickled) to keep it a fifteen-minute job, or boil your own the day before. The usual slip is grating the beetroot fine and leaving it in its juice, which makes the salad watery and purple-grey; grate coarsely and squeeze lightly first. For a lighter dish use thick yoghurt or sour cream in place of mayonnaise. Chef's tip: toast the walnuts; raw ones taste bitter against the beet.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ lb cooked beetroot (not pickled)peeled
- 2 ⅛ oz walnuts
- 2 ⅞ oz soft pitted prunes
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- ⅛ oz parsley (optional)chopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Toast the 2 ⅛ oz walnuts in a dry pan over a medium heat for 3–4 minutes, until fragrant, then chop roughly.
4 minStep 2: Coarsely grate the 1 ⅛ lb cooked beetroot (not pickled) and squeeze it gently in your hand over the sink to remove excess juice.
4 minStep 3: Pour boiling water over the 2 ⅞ oz soft pitted prunes, leave 2 minutes to plump, drain and chop into small pieces.
3 minStep 4: Mix the beetroot, prunes, most of the walnuts, 2 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, ½ tsp salt and 1 pinch black pepper until evenly coated.
2 minStep 5: Pile into a bowl and top with the remaining walnuts and ⅛ oz parsley. Serve straight away or chill for up to a day.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does beet salad with garlic take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of walnuts?
- Pecans or chocolate chips, same amount.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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