How to Make Beet Salad | Salad Recipes | Allrecipes.com

beets

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: cooked carrots

Sweet potatoes add a similar sweetness with fewer calories.

sunflower oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthy fats and a distinct flavor.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds freshness with fewer calories.

fresh dill

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried dill

Parsley offers a similar flavor profile and is more accessible.

Put a pound of beets into a large pot and add enough cold water to cover them.

Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium low and cover.

Simmer the beets for about 20 minutes.

Add a pound of carrots and a pound of potatoes to the beets.

Cook the vegetables for another 10 minutes, then cover the pot and remove it from the heat.

Let the pot stand at room temperature overnight.

Peel the vegetables using gloves for the beets to avoid staining your skin.

Cut all the vegetables into small even pieces.

Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl.

Dice two dill pickles and add them to the bowl.

Peel and mince a medium onion and add it to the bowl.

Chop a small handful of fresh parsley leaves for garnish, if desired, and add a tablespoon to the bowl.

Add 8 oz of drained canned peas, 2 tbsp of olive oil, 0.5 tsp of ground black pepper, and 0.5 tsp of salt to the bowl.

Stir the ingredients to mix well.

Garnish with chopped parsley and serve at room temperature.

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