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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 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

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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 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.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Use the same pan to fry 2 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 3 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
1,183 Kcal or 4,953 Kj	117 gr	115 gr	61 gr
44 %	33 %	8 %	7 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
134 Kcal or 561 Kj	13 gr	13 gr	7 gr
5 %	4 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
296 Kcal or 1,239 Kj	29 gr	29 gr	15 gr
11 %	8 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Gluten, Milk, Egg, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.22 $
Per person : 0.81 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable tartare, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Red mixed pickle, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado and celery remoulade, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Bistro-style red endive salad, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Spring courgette and tuna salad, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Julia salad, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Leek and egg frichti, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Fillets of sole meunière, European glass, ... All

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