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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 4 people, you will need:

1 600 g raw beetroot
2 2 tablespoons vinegar
3 2 slices bread
4 2 tablespoons Clarified butter
5 2 slices cured ham
6 parsley
7 3 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 885 grams

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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.

Bistro-style beetroot salad : Photo of step #1

Peel, rinse and dry 600 g raw beetroot, then cut into small dice (a mandolin is the ideal tool for this).

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Bistro-style beetroot salad : Photo of step #2

Salt and pepper the beetroot, drizzle 2 tablespoons vinegar over, mix well and leave to one side.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

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Dice 2 slices bread...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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...and fry with 2 tablespoons Clarified butter in a small frying pan on high heat until golden brown.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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Use the same pan to fry 2 slices cured ham.

Leave to cool, then cut into strips.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

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

Stage 7 - 4 min.

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Add the croutons, ham pieces, some chopped parsley and 3 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing.

Mix well.

Stage 8

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,183 Kcal or 4,953 Kj	117 gr	115 gr	61 gr
59 %	45 %	11 %	9 %

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 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.97 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Crunchy spring salad, Red mixed pickle, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac Rémoulade , Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Scandinavian cocktail, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Cauliflower and egg salad, ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Pear and lime meringue pie, Flambéd bananas , Nanou's red cabbage salad, Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , ... All
	Cured ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: New York style pasta, Surprise eggs, Mediterranean toast, Vegetable clafoutis, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, ... All

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