Beetroot Salad

Name: Beetroot Salad (Ćwikła)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 4-5 medium-sized raw beetroots (beets) 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar; 4-5 medium-sized raw beetroots (beets) 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar; 60-75 ml/4-5 tbsp freshly grated horseradish; juice of 1 lemon; 1 glass dry red wine; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; cold meats, to serve

Ćwikła

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

The fresh, sweet and nutty flavour of beetroot makes the ideal partner for horseradish, and this salad is often served as a side dish with cold meats, such as ham and Polish sausage. Beetroot is believed to have beauty-enhancing and aphrodisiac properties.

Ingredients

4-5 medium-sized raw beetroots (beets) 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar

Europe
Poland
Side dish
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

Put the beetroots, in their skins, in a large pan, and pour over enough water to cover.
Bring to the boil and cook the beetroots for about 1 hour, or until the beetroots are tender. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Peel and shred the beetroots finely. Put the shredded beetroots in a large jar with the sugar, horseradish, lemon juice, red wine a