Even babies have long known that beets are the most useful vegetable. It simultaneously contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates, pectins, dietary fiber and organic matter. It has a lot of vitamins and useful substances, such as iron, sodium, phosphorus, calcium, fluorine, etc. Beetroot helps to fight many ailments, there is no more useful vegetable among the known.
Fresh beet salad is very beneficial for the body. After all, beets, in addition to providing the body with the necessary vitamins, also stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, cleanse the intestines of toxins, thereby relieving the person of constipation. Beetroot also has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, removes toxins and lowers blood cholesterol.
Therefore, it is important to regularly eat fresh beetroot salad. And how to cook it will be described further. So, I present to your attention a recipe for beet salad with apples.
Take three beets, a couple of green apples, 50 g of any cheese, some garlic, mayonnaise, low-fat sour cream and greens (onions, parsley, dill) to taste. Grate beets, cheese and apples. If you prefer a larger cut, you can cut them into thin strips. Chop the garlic finely and add it to the future salad. Season with a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise and sprinkle with finely chopped herbs. As you can see, everything is easy, fast and simple, which is important with the modern, frantic pace of life! This salad can start the day, as it is ideal for breakfast, or cook it for dinner.
You can also prepare a no less healthy beetroot salad with raisins. This salad is perfect for all those who want to lose weight, and at the same time it does not deprive the body of the necessary vitamins. You can also eat it calmly and without a twinge of conscience in the evening after six, if you are overcome by a feeling of hunger, because it is not high-calorie.
Recipe: take 200 g of beets, the same amount of carrots, apple, 150 g of raisins, vegetable oil, pepper and salt. Peel the carrots and beets and cut into thin strips, or grate on a coarse grater. Cut the peeled and pitted apple into strips or grate it, as you prefer. Wash the raisins and add to the salad, salt everything and pepper. Season with vegetable oil.
For those who are on a diet and can not afford high-calorie dishes, an original salad of fresh beets with prunes is also perfect . It has a minimum of calories, and its taste is amazing! You will need two beets, a good handful of prunes, one bunch of green onions, a little garlic (a couple of heads), green lettuce, 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar, 4 tbsp. olive oil, salt and pepper at your discretion. Rub the beets. Cut the prunes into four parts, chop the onion and garlic finely, pepper, salt, add the beets and mix everything. Now we will do the dressing: mix balsamic vinegar and oil and beat well with a whisk. Spread lettuce on a plate, top with fresh beetroot and prune salad. We pour all this beauty with dressing and pour on top for decoration chopped green onions.
Knowing how to make beetroot salad in different ways, you will always be “armed” with knowledge of tasty, healthy and wholesome food. You can constantly eat such salads in any quantities without thinking about the figure - on the contrary, it will “tell” you only thanks in time! In addition, such salads are quickly and easily prepared, while being also economical for the family budget. And finally, another advantage of fresh beet salads - those who want to keep in shape can be eaten in the evenings, like kefir or low-fat yogurt, when all other products are banned after six in the evening.