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.
The beetroot is still diced, but raw and served with croutons and fried ham in a rémoulade dressing.
34K 6 3.5
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
1 litre 800 ml raw beetroot - 2
6 tablespoons vinegar - 3
6 slices bread - 4
6 tablespoons Clarified butter - 5
6 slices cured ham - 6
parsley - 7
9 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long will it take?
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 1 litre 800 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 6 tablespoons vinegar over, mix well and leave to one side.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Dice 6 slices bread...
Stage 4 - 5 min.
...and fry with 6 tablespoons Clarified butter in a small frying pan on high heat until golden brown.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Use the same pan to fry 6 slices cured ham.
Leave to cool, then cut into strips.
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.
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 |
| 3,548 Kcal or 14,855 Kj | 350 gr | 344 gr | 182 gr |
| 177 % | 135 % | 32 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 134 Kcal or 561 Kj | 13 gr | 13 gr | 7 gr |
| 7 % | 5 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 296 Kcal or 1,239 Kj | 29 gr | 29 gr | 15 gr |
| 15 % | 11 % | 3 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 8.90 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Polish-style beetroot salad, Red mixed pickle, Crunchy spring salad, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, ... All |
 | Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy salad, Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad, Cauliflower and egg salad, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Winemaker's toast, Paimpol salad, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Kale and potato soup, Smoked eggs, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: White asparagus salad, Scrambled eggs with langoustines and asparagus tips., Breton leek and mushroom tart, Pear and lime meringue pie, Fillets of sole meunière, ... All |
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