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Beet Salad with Raisins, Cheese, and Walnuts

A simple but really tasty salad made from easy-to-find ingredients! This beet salad with raisins, walnuts, and cheese earns its place on a holiday table, and it's just as good alongside lunch or dinner. The ingredients pair wonderfully and bring out the best in each other. You can layer it, or mix everything together and pile it into a large bowl, individual dishes, or even tartlet shells — pretty as well as delicious.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Beets

Raisins

Walnuts

Hard cheese

Garlic

Salt

Mayonnaise

Fresh herbs (for garnish)

Cranberries (for garnish)

Sesame seeds (for garnish)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 19 % 5 g

Fats 37 % 10 g

Carbohydrates 44 % 12 g

155 kcal

GI: 8 / 25 / 67

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

How do you make beet salad with raisins, cheese, and walnuts? Prep the ingredients. Boil the beets in their skins; to speed things up, add a teaspoon of baking soda to the cooking water. About 20 minutes from when the water boils should be enough. Check doneness by piercing a beet with the tip of a knife or a fork.
Step 2:

To help the beets keep more of their nutrients, you can roast them in the oven instead, wrapping each one separately in foil beforehand. Cool the beets and grate them on the medium side of a grater. To speed things up — or when making a big batch — use a food processor with a grating disc.
Step 3:

Rinse the raisins well, cover with boiling water, and let them sit for 10 minutes to plump up. It's best to buy plain raisins rather than the big, glossy ones — they're more natural and less likely to be treated.
Step 4:

If the walnuts are in the shell, crack, rinse, and dry them in the microwave or in a dry skillet. Then grind them into crumbs with a blender, a hand chopper, or a rolling pin. Peel the garlic clove and press it or grate it on a fine grater.
Step 5:

Use any hard cheese you like and have on hand — just make sure it's a natural cheese that grates easily. Grate it on the medium side of a grater.
Step 6:

Combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl. Add salt to taste. Dress with mayonnaise.
Step 7:

Stir to combine. Let the salad chill and soak in the refrigerator, then serve. Garnish as you like with fresh herbs, sesame seeds, and a few cranberries. The salad is ready — enjoy!

It's better to make the mayonnaise yourself — it'll taste better and be healthier. You can also use sour cream or plain yogurt as a dressing instead of, or mixed with, mayonnaise in any ratio you like; this lightens up the dish.
How to plump raisins: cover the well-rinsed raisins with hot water and let them sit for 10–15 minutes until soft. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.