Grammys Beet Salad
From notyourmomma 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I love beets and I especially love beets in a salad with dill. Grammy used to make this and I can remember her and Dad#2 arguing over how much of honey was needed, more garlic, more onion. Their gentle joshing over ingredients are tender memories of a loving mother and son. Read more See less
Ingredients
- 8 beets, if they are medium sized between 2 and 3 inches in diameter (in my store it is two bunches) shopping list
- 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar shopping list
- 1 large clove of garlic minced shopping list
- 1 tbsp of clover honey shopping list
- 1/2 cup of minced red onion shopping list
- 2 scallions, white and green part shopping list
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped shopping list
- 2 hard cooked eggs, peeled, chopped shopping list
- 2 tbsp of fresh dill, stemmed and chopped shopping list
- 2 cups of sour cream shopping list
- 1/2 tsp of salt shopping list
- several fresh grinds of black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Prep time includes 60 minute chill time.
- Boil the beets, trimmed of greens but left with stem intact, whole for 20-15 minutes in slightly salted water.
- Rinse under cool running water and rub off the skins.
- Chop into a medium dice.
- While still warm add the vinegar, garlic and honey to marinate.
- Let sit for 30 minutes for the vinegar to absorb into the beets.
- Prepare the remaining ingredients and add to the beets.
- Chill very well.
- Serve with lots of kibbitzing on a bed of greens.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
Wonderful. Thank you.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you mentioned beets the other day, notcho...this sounds SOOOOO good. It's printed off and ready for an ingredient run this weekend - I can't wait to try this...I know it will be love at first bite! Kisses!!!
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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