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Beets
- 1 lb beets, about 4 medium beets, cooked, peeled ,and cooled (500 g)
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar (125 mL)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (60 mL)
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (2 mL)
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced (2)
- 1 Tbsp chopped dill (15 mL)
- 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)
- 1/8 tsp pepper (0.5 mL)
Salad
- 3 Tbsp canola oil (45 mL)
- 2 Tbsp shallot vinegar from pickled shallots (30 mL)
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh dill (15 mL)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (5 mL)
- 1/8 tsp salt (0.5 mL)
- 1/8 tsp pepper (0.5 mL)
- 8 cups baby salad greens (2 L)
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Beets
- In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, and mustard seeds to a boil. Stir in shallots, cover and let stand until completely cooled.
- Cut beets into wedges and stir into saucepan with shallots. Add dill, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine
Salad
- In a small bowl, whisk together canola oil, shallot vinegar (measure it out from saucepan), dill, mustard, pepper, and salt. Set aside.
- Toss salad greens with dill vinaigrette and divide among plates. Using a slotted spoon, divide beets and shallots over salads to serve.
Pickled Shallot and Beet Salad with Dill Vinaigrette
This salad is not only delicious, it’s gorgeous. Pickling the shallots adds crunch and contrast to the tender, earthy beets. Freshly chopped dill is a perfect finishing touch.
- Servings
- 6 people
Nutritional Analysis
- Servings
- 6
- Calories
- 163
- Total Fat
- 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.6 g
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- Sodium
- 345 mg
- Carbohydrates
- 22.4 g
- Fiber
- 3.5 g
- Sugars
- 17.1 g
- Protein
- 3.4 g
- Potassium
- 595 mg