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.
33K 6 3.5
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe: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
How long does 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 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.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Use the same pan to fry 2 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 |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.17 $
- Per person : 0.79 $
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: Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Beetroot and black radish salad, Vegetable tartare, Crunchy spring salad, ... All |
 | Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Radish and mushroom salad, Spring radish and avocado salad, Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad, ... All |
 | Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Lumberjack turnovers, Rémoulade dressing, French dressing (vinaigrette), Mexican ceviche, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Bistro celery salad, Baked leek and Camembert slices, Summery cheese on toast, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, ... All |
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