Beet Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cook the beets until tender.
Let the beets cool.
Chop the cooled beets finely.
Slice the celery thinly.
Assemble
Add the sliced celery to the beets.
Pour salad dressing over the mixture.
Toss to combine.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Beets
- Provide the main body, earthy sweetness and colour of the salad.
- Celery
- Adds crisp texture and a fresh, mild crunch against the soft beets.
- Salad dressing
- Adds moisture and flavour that coats the beets and celery.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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