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Bistro-style beetroot salad

Beetroot salad is a well-known classic, but have you come across the "bistro" version?

The beetroot is still diced, but raw and served with croutons and fried ham in a rémoulade dressing.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 300 ml raw beetroot
2 1 tablespoon vinegar
3 1 slice bread
4 1 tablespoon Clarified butter
5 1 slice cured ham
6 parsley
7 2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
28 min.	10 min.	38 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Peel, rinse and dry 300 ml raw beetroot, then cut into small dice (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this).

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Salt and pepper the beetroot, drizzle 1 tablespoon vinegar over, mix well and leave to one side.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Dice 1 slice bread...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

...and fry with 1 tablespoon Clarified butter in a small frying pan on high heat until golden brown.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Use the same pan to fry 1 slice cured ham.

Leave to cool, then cut into strips.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Thoroughly drain the diced beetroot and transfer to a salad bowl.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Add the croutons, ham pieces, some chopped parsley and 2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing.

Mix well.

Stage 8

Your salad is ready.

Remarks

You can use soy sauce instead of vinegar in stage 2.

Keeping

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
607 Kcal or 2,541 Kj	58 gr	57 gr	32 gr
30 %	22 %	5 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
135 Kcal or 565 Kj	13 gr	13 gr	7 gr
7 %	5 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
304 Kcal or 1,273 Kj	29 gr	29 gr	16 gr
15 %	11 %	3 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Gluten, Milk, Egg, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.50 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable tartare, Raw beetroot salad, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Red mixed pickle, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scandinavian cocktail, Cauliflower and egg salad, Radish and mushroom salad, Cauliflower and chickpea salad, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Spinach on toast with bechamel, French onion soup, bread-crust quiche, French toast "cordon bleu", ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Comtoise apple charlotte, Spring veal sauté , Warm apple feuillantines, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, ... All

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