Raw Beetroot Salad Recipe

Indian Beet salad recipe

This variation of raw beetroot salad is easier and faster. You can also use another way to make beet salad.

Beets, also known as beetroot, have many nutritional benefits. It is good for digestion. It helps in dealing with the problems of constipation.

For this recipe, choose a nice tender red beetroot for this salad. As we will be using it raw tenderness adds to taste. If you are on a raw vegetable diet, you will enjoy this beet salad.

How to make raw beetroot Salad – Indian salad recipe

Ingredients for beet salad to serve 3

• Grated beet – 2 cups
• Salt – 1/4th teaspoon
• fresh grated coconut – 2 tablespoons
• sugar – 1/4th teaspoon
• lime juice – 1 teaspoon.
• Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp chopped 

Ingredients for Seasoning:

• Oil – 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
• black pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
• Green or Red chili (optional) – 1 or 2 according to taste, slit in two. 

Make Seasoning :

1. Heat oil.
2. Add mustard and cumin seeds. When they stop crackling, add chili pieces.
3. Add asafoetida.
4. Take off fire. Let cool. 

Final mixing for beet salad:

1. In a salad bowl, add grated beet, salt, sugar, coconut, coriander leaves, lime juice. Mix well.
2. Add the cooled seasoning. Mix well again.

Serve immediately or Cool in fridge for 30 minutes before serving.

You can serve this as a healthy snack or with Steamed rice or bread.

Tips and Serving suggestions :

• If the leaves are tender, and you like, You may wash them, chop finely and add to the salad.
• You may serve it as a healthy breakfast accompaniment with a whole wheat bread toast.
• You may also serve it as a accompaniment for any rice, roti, paratha.
• It is a good dish to serve for a party as you can make it in advance.
• The lovely pink color of this dish looks great. Serve it as a dip with vegetable sticks or bread sticks.

You may visit Beetroot recipes and Beetroot halva recipe page.