Beet Salad with Black Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

Name: Beet Salad with Black Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound beets (about 3 medium), peeled and sliced into 1/8th-inch julienne on a mandoline or V-slicer; 1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley or cilantro; 7 cloves black garlic, peeled (see note); 1/4 cup freshly sqeezed lime juice; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon coriander seed, toasted and ground; Kosher salt; Sugar

Even raw, beets are a wonderfully sweet vegetable. Sweet and funky black garlic bridges the gap between them and a very lime-based vinaigrette. Blending the black garlic into the dressing makes it, well, ugly, but lets the flavor really permeate the salad. If mom is coming over for dinner, cut the garlic into small chunks and let them stud your salad like little black jewels.

I made this salad with my trusty Benriner mandolin, as I lack the patience and knife skills to julienne by hand. A grater or food processor won't produce the same crunchy texture, but use what you've got. Since the beets are raw, they're far less likely to spill their juices and stain everything around them (but they still probably will).

I like this salad heavily dressed, but you may want to start by adding only part of the vinaigrette to the beets and adding more as necessary.

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Beet Salad with Black Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Total 5 mins

Serves 4 servings

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1 pound beets (about 3 medium), peeled and sliced into 1/8th-inch julienne on a mandoline or V-slicer
1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley or cilantro
7 cloves black garlic, peeled (see note)
1/4 cup freshly sqeezed lime juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon coriander seed, toasted and ground
Kosher salt
Sugar

Toss beets and parsley in large bowl. Combine black garlic, lime juice, olive oil, and coriander in blender and blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt and sugar (start with 1 teaspoon sugar and add more totaste). Toss beets with vinaigrette and serve immediately.

Special equipment

mandoline

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
192	Calories
14g	Fat
17g	Carbs
3g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	192
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g	18%
Saturated Fat 2g	10%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 172mg	7%
Total Carbohydrate 17g	6%
Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 21mg	103%
Calcium 52mg	4%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 447mg	10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.