German Beet Salad

This German Beet Salad is simple and refreshing.  It’s easy to pull together as a colorful side dish. The beets are roasted with skins on, then peeled and tossed with sherry vinegar, olive oil, caraway and mustard seeds.

The quantities are flexible. Taste for seasonings.

German Beet Salad

Ingredients
  

  • red beets
  • sherry vinegar
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • mustard seeds
  • caraway seeds

Instructions
 

  • Leave the skins on the beets, and place in a heavy roasting pan. 
  • Roast at 400F for about 40 minutes, depending on the size of the beets, until cooked. 
  • When cool enough to handle, peel the beets, and roughly quarter them.
  • Toss with sherry vinegar, then toss in some olive oil. 
  • Add some mustard seeds and caraway seeds, to taste.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Serve it in a pretty bowl that shows off the gorgeous color of the beets.

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Hi. I'm Kate.

I’ve been a vegetarian for 27 years, and come from a family who are passionate about cooking and collecting cookbooks. My 8.5 years living in China broadened my cooking range, as I was often cooking with Chinese friends and their families in their homes across the country. Cooking is a joy, a way to evoke memories of friends and places.

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