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.
36K 3.5/5 based on 6 reviews
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 will 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 |
| 1,928 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.97 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
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 and fried chicken salad, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Sushi, 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: Radish and mushroom salad, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Scandinavian cocktail, Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad, Cauliflower and chickpea salad, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Corn salad with croutons, Norwegian tartines, Salad lyonnaise, Tartine du pêcheur , Gratin slices with spinach, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Fillets of sole meunière, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Confit of quinces in Macvin, ... All |
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