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.
58 K 3.5/5 (6 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
3.00 €
4 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: December 30th 2019
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
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 40 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 251 RDI=388 % | 1,198 RDI=452 % | 138 RDI=190 % | 1,928 RDI=96 % | 8,072 RDI: 96 % |
| Per 100 g | 28 RDI=44 % | 135 RDI=51 % | 15 RDI=21 % | 217 RDI=11 % | 912 RDI: 11 % |
| Per person | 62 RDI=97 % | 299 RDI=113 % | 34 RDI=47 % | 482 RDI=24 % | 2,018 RDI: 24 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.00 €
- Per person : 0.75 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Raw beetroot
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Rémoulade dressing
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Clarified butter
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Cured ham
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