It is a tasty and nutritive salad, which requires only three main ingredients. It will be a great scarlet decoration at any table and will diversify the everyday fare. The finished salad can be dressed with ground walnuts.
Ingredients
Boiled beetroot 500 g
Prunes 12 pieces
Boiled rice 1 glass
Mayonnaise 100 g
Garlic 3 clove
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Stages of cooking
1
Peel the cooked beetroot; chop it or grate coarsely.
2
Cook the rice, set it aside to cool.
3
Chop the prunes and garlic.
4
Combine all the ingredients, dress with mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.
5
The low-fat variant requires mix of sour cream and mustard instead of mayonnaise. The finished salad can be dressed with ground walnuts or herbs.
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