A delicious Russian Vinaigrette Recipe with Beets and Sauerkraut
1h 30m
Serves
8
Easy
Russian
Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 3 medium beets (or 2 (14.5 oz cans of beets, drained)
- 3 medium potatoes
- 3 medium carrots
- 1/2 cup sauerkraut (drained)
- 3 medium pickles
- 2 Tbsp sunflower or olive oil
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1 small onion (finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- In a medium pot, boil beets for 1 hour or until it can easily be pierced with a knife.
- OR use canned beets which don't require any cooking.
- I peeled beets before cooking, much easier than peeling them boiled.
- In a separate pot, boil potatoes and carrots about 30 minutes or until a knife goes smoothly through the potatoes.
- Don't overcook the potatoes.
- Drain the vegetables and refrigerate or let them stand until they cool to room temp (or cooler).
- Peel the skins from the potatoes, beets and carrots, than dice pickles, beets, potatoes, carrots & finely dice onion.
- Place diced beets in a separate bowl.
- Mix beets with 1st Tbsp of Sunflower Oil separately, so that beets coloring will not get on the other ingredients as much.
- Mix together beets and the rest of ingredients with the 2nd Tbsp of Sunflower or Olive oil and 1 Tbsp of vinegar.
- If desired, add more sauerkraut or pickles to taste.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
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