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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 12 people, you will need:

1 7 ²⁄₃ cups 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

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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 7 ²⁄₃ cups 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.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Use the same pan to fry 6 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 9 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
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 %

% 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 12 people : 8.90 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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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 mousse with walnuts, Beetroot and black radish salad, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Cubed salad, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celery and avocado salad, Tartar sauce, Bistro-style red endive salad, Scandinavian cocktail, Crunchy salad, ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm apple feuillantines, Pain perdu, Fillets of sole meunière, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Comtoise apple charlotte, ... All
	Cured ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Leek and egg frichti, Surprise eggs, Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup, ... All

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