Best Cold Beet Salad Recipes

COLD BEET SALAD

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This grated beet wonder will be sure to spice up any meal. This is a sweet and savory salad with a fine crunch form the walnuts. This recipe can be a little messy to work with because the boiled beets tend to dye everything red, so be sure that you are equipped with an apron.

Provided by Ruthie

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Beet Salad Recipes

Time 3h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

5 beets
½ cup chopped pitted prunes
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup chopped dill pickle
¼ cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Place the beets into a large saucepan with enough water to cover the beets by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the beets are easily pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes; drain. Chill beets in refrigerator until cool enough to handle.
Peel the beets and grate into a large bowl. Stir the prunes, walnuts, and pickle with the beets. Add the mayonnaise and stir until all the ingredients are evenly coated. Chill completely before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 3.5 mg, Fat 13.8 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 258.9 mg, Sugar 11.2 g

QUICK COLD BEET AND STRING BEAN SALAD

QUICK COLD BEET AND STRING BEAN SALAD image

Categories Bean Onion Side No-Cook Quick & Easy

Yield Serves approximately 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cans french style or sliced green beans, drained
2 cans sliced red beets, drained
1-2 cloves chopped garlic
1 large Vidaliia or Bermuda onion , sliced in rounds and separated
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or) a combination of crushed dried parsley, sweet basil and oregano (equal parts)
1/2 teaspoon Adobo seasoning (or) salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup italian dressing (or) a combination of red wine vinegar and olive oil or oil of your choice(1/4 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup oil)

Steps:

Open cans of beets and string beans and discard the water from each Slice the onion into circles and separate each circle into smaller ones Crush and chop garlic Add spices and dressing Add to large serving bowl and mix everything together. let sit at least 1/2 hour before serving. Serve right away or preferably Keep in refrigerator till cold. Serves up to 8 people This very quick side dish is easy to make and can be served right away or better at least 1 hour refrigerated to blend the taste of the spices and dressing...Before serving, mix well from bottom of bowl to blend spices and dressings. You can sit the bowl into a larger ice-filled bowl when seving outdoors.