This simple salad is well-known in Russia. It brings back memories about my childhood, parents’ home and cold evenings, when we made the salad and then ate it. Beets, walnuts and garlic is a very good source of vitamins and oils, which is important during winter days. Prunes is another wonderful ingredient here, it adds sweetness to the salad (especially if the beets aren’t sugary); moreover, prunes have health benefits – they have a high anti-oxidant content and contain dietary fiber*.
I still love and make this salad. For me it’s certainly a good and comforting recipe. You can serve it also as a side dish to grilled meat, burgers or chicken. I hope you do give it a try! So easy and so tasty! 🙂
Ingredients
Russian beetroot salad
Ingredients2 medium beets
6-8 prunes (dried plums), pitted
2 cloves of garlic, minced
a handful of walnuts
2-3 Tbsp sour cream
salt, black pepper to taste
fresh dill, optional, for garnish
rye bread, for serving
Preparation
- Boil or roast beets until they’re tender. Cool, peel and grate beets (using medium-hole grater).
- If prunes are too dry, soak them in a warm water for 10-15 minutes. Then roughly chop prunes and walnuts.
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Garnish with dill, if desire. Serve with rye bread.
Enjoy!
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I love beetroots and this salad is right up my alley!
Thank you, Katerina!
Gorgeous photo. I love the deep red of the beets. I’ve had this salad before and I love it. Isn’t it cool when you eat something that reminds you of your family and home? Even if it’s just a simple salad. That’s precious. Thanks for sharing.
I love this salad, both for the taste and the stunning color 🙂
Thanks a lot! 🙂
Delicious salad and gorgeous photo. It;s very festive looking would make a great started for holiday meals.
I love the colors in this salad. I really want to try it!
So, get cooking! It’s healthy and yummy! 🙂
This salad looks simply wonderful! I love the vibrant color of the beets. I can imagine this dish has a nice balance of sweet and savory combined together. What an interesting touch to add the prunes- I love it!
You are totally right, prunes add nice sweetness to the salad! 🙂
This looks amazing! Beetroot is one of my favourites!!
Mine too, Ginger! I eat beets often, add them to various salads.. Do you have any favorite recipe with beets? 🙂
Wow! What a photograph. It looks fantastic.
Looks healthy and delicious!
You should try to make it, it is tasty!,also has some sweetness from prunes and spice touch from garlic! 🙂
Really is a gorgeous photograph. I would love this salad. Just had roasted beets for lunch. Now I’ll have to buy some more and do this with them. Thank you for the idea. 🙂
gorgeous color!
Also tastes pretty good! Give it a try! 😉
Whenever I have this beet salad, it does remind me of Russia – and goes so well with dark rye bread. The addition of prunes is new to me, and I will try it next time.
Thank you, Hilda! It is really popular in Russia)) Certainly, prunes isn’t necessary, but I like this salad with them more.
I used to hate beet salad as a child! It usually contained way too much mayonnaise and looked awful to me. But now I love it, and I love that you use sour cream instead of mayo! And I love the combination of beets and prunes, this is so delicious!
You should be happy for yourself that at least now you do love beets)) Some people vene being adult hate it. 😉 About the dressing, yes it can be dressed with mayo, but sour cream is much better and healthier!
It’s such an original and tempting salad! I love beets and all the other ingredients sound like a perfect combination. I bet it’s fantastic with herring 🙂
This looks stunning! I love beetroot… This would be a nice refreshing salad on a hot day 🙂
You can eat it whenever you wish! Thank you for the visiting! 🙂
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