Beets are not among the very popular kinds of vegetables. Surprisingly, a lot of people don’t know what beets are. They might have eaten beets from salads without even knowing. In fact, beets have been gracing the supermarkets and grocery stores without people noticing. Perhaps they are unnoticed because not a lot of people know how to cook or use them in their dishes. Thus, here is an article that will help you get to know them and at the same time learn how to cook beets.
Beets are healthy vegetables that are actually used in some diet menus. Beet roots are in fact used medicinally to treat fevers, infections among many other ailments. In ancient times, it was also used as a good laxative. Beets help with blood-related or digestive problems. Aside from that, Beets are rich in vitamins and minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Now, let’s learn how to cook beets in this very easy salad recipe.
Chef chopping beet
Beet Salad
Salads are healthy options that you can chow down anytime. Beets can be mixed with salads and here’s one recipe to show you how.
- Simply grab fresh beets and remove the leaves off. Leaves are also edible and can be steamed so you can keep those in your fridge. Once you’ve cut the leaves off, wash the beets to remove any dirt.
- Now, grab a pot and place your beets with water and boil for about 4o minutes up to an hour until you can pierce it with fork. If you used larger beet roots, you’ll need more cooking time.
- Once cooked, let cool the beets by letting it stand for a few minutes or place it under cool running water.
- Once cooled, you need to remove the skin off. It’s best that you use a small life instead of a peeler. Since the beets are already boiled, they become very soft. Using a peeler will take too much off. Note as you do this, your hands will get pretty messy with dark purple all over from the juice of the beets. Wear apron just to be sure you don’t stain your clothes.
- After you’ve removed the skin, it’s time to grate your beets. Grate them and place in a big salad bowl.
- Season with salt, garlic powder, and mayonnaise.
- Mix well and you’re ready to serve your beets salad.