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Beet Salad Recipe
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Beet Salad Recipe

15 ingredients 2 hr 30 min 6 servings openrecipes
Beet Salad Recipe

This recipe for beet salad is a bright medley of roasted beets, fennel, capers, and walnuts tossed in a lemon vinaigrette and drizzled with crème fraîche.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

340
Calories
7g
Protein
17g
Fat
46g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beet 1/2 cup (85g) 35
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Champagne not in our table 0
Trout not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (about 5 to 6) medium beets (red, yellow, or orange), tops removed and washed well
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup crème fraîche
  • Finely grated zest of 1 medium lemon
  • 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 2 lemons), plus more as needed
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh chives
  • 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling the beets
  • 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced fennel (from about a 12-ounce bulb)
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
  • 4 ounces flaked smoked trout (about 1 cup; optional)

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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