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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.

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.

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

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Dice 2 slices bread...

Stage 4 - 5 min.

...and fry with 2 tablespoons 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 2 slices 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 3 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
1,928 Kcal or 8,072 Kj	252 gr	1,199 gr	139 gr
96 %	97 %	113 %	21 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
218 Kcal or 913 Kj	28 gr	135 gr	16 gr
11 %	11 %	13 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
482 Kcal or 2,018 Kj	63 gr	300 gr	35 gr
24 %	24 %	28 %	5 %

% 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 4 people : 2.50 £
Per person : 0.63 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Raw beetroot salad, Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Sushi, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Avocado and celery remoulade, Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Radish and mushroom salad, Crunchy salad, ... All
	Cured ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Leek and egg frichti, Vegetable clafoutis, Mediterranean toast, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, New York style pasta, ... All
	Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Bruschetta, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Raw beetroot salad, Salade Niçoise, ... All

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