Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad

Sigrun
Sigrun @sigrun
German, living in England

"Rübensalat" This is a recipe from Sachsen - Anhalt in Germany . They made up for the times when there was not much meat to bring colour and variety onto their tables with vegetables.

Sig's German Beetroot and Cucumber Salad

"Rübensalat" This is a recipe from Sachsen - Anhalt in Germany . They made up for the times when there was not much meat to bring colour and variety onto their tables with vegetables.

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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 300 gramsfresh beetroot
  2. 1 pinchsalt
  3. 1/2medium sized cucumber
  4. 1/2 tspdried mint
  5. 1 1/2 tbspsherry or apple cider vinegar
  6. 1 pinchfresh cracked black pepper
  7. 1 1/2 tbspolive oil
  8. 1 smallbag lambs lettuce
  9. 125 gramshalved walnuts

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Remove the leafs from the beetroot. Boil the Beetroot in salted water for about 30 minutes until cooked. Remove them from boiling water and rinse under cold tap immediately..

  2. 2

    Peel and remove seeds from cucumber. Slice the cucumber thinly

  3. 3

    Wash the lettuce and arrange in serving glasses or on plates .

  4. 4

    Make dressing out of oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and mint

  5. 5

    Pour dressing over the cucumber

  6. 6

    Peel, slice and cut the beetroot into fine strips. If you don't want to boil the beetroot to save time buy ready boiled beetroot, that is not pickled.

  7. 7

    add the beetroot to the cucumber and mix gently

  8. 8

    Arrange on serving plates with the lambs lettuce. Garnish with walnuts

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Comments

Caroline
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I love anything with beets and I like the addition of cucumber! Thanks much-this is definitely a keeper for me!

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