Cheap products, but a million-dollar taste — beetroot salad

Beetroot and pickled cucumber salad — a budget recipe that surprises
Beetroot salad. Photo: smachnenke.com.ua

Beetroot is our Ukrainian superfood, which, when combined with pickled cucumber and fried onions, makes a restaurant-grade salad for a fraction of the price.

The recipe was published by Smachnenke.

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You'll need:

  • Boiled beetroot — 3 pcs;
  • Onion — 2 pcs;
  • Pickled cucumber — 2 pcs;
  • Vegetable oil — for frying;
  • Sugar — a pinch;
  • Garlic — 2 cloves;
  • Mayonnaise — 1-2 tbsp;
  • Salt, pepper — to taste.

How to cook

Dice the onion and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. At the end, add a pinch of sugar to caramelise.

recipe of beetroot salad
Onions and beetroot. Photo: smachnenke.com.ua

Add the boiled beetroot, grated on a coarse grater (squeezed out of the juice), stir and heat in a frying pan for 2-3 minutes.

recipe of beetroot and cucumber salad
Cucumbers and garlic. Photo: smachnenke.com.ua

Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, and let cool. Grate the cucumbers, squeeze out the juice, and add to the beetroot.

a simple recipe for beetroot and cucumber salad
Ready-made salad. Photo: smachnenke.com.ua

Squeeze the garlic, add salt, pepper, and mayonnaise. Stir and serve.

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