Sour Cream Beet Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Peel and slice beets into a mixing bowl.
• Add onion and cucumber.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour over vegetables.
• Toss vegetables and dressing lightly to coat.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours for flavors to blend or overnight.
• Serve chilled. Enjoy!
• Note: Cook time is for boiling beets.

Steps:

• 1. Drain beets, reserve liquid; chop coarsely.
• 2. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour, stir, blending in sugar, salt and vinegar. Stir in beets and cook for a few minutes.
• 3. Add 1/4 cup reserved beet juice and sour cream. Simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped chives just before serving.

Steps:

• This is ridiculously easy. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the beets. Cook until they are knife tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Rub off the beet skins under cold running water with a soft cloth. You can save the bright red cloth to play cruel "Hey, I cut myself" type practical jokes later.
• Slice the beets in half and then slice each half into 1/4-inch thick slices. Toss the beets with the sugar, salt, and vinegar. Stir in the sour cream and refrigerate for maximum flavor. The beets will "sweat" more of their bright red liquid, giving the dish an amazing color. Garnish with fresh dill.
• Variation: Toss in pickled herring and sliced apples...good stuff!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Wrap the beets individually in aluminum foil and place them on a sheet pan. Roast them for 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on their size, until a small sharp knife inserted in the middle indicates that they are tender. Unwrap each beet and set aside for 10 minutes, until cool enough to handle. Peel the beets with a small, sharp knife over a piece of parchment paper to prevent staining your cutting board.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and set aside. While the beets are still warm, cut each one in half and then each half into 4 to 6 wedges and place them in a large mixing bowl. As you're cutting the beets, toss them with half of the vinaigrette (warm beets absorb more vinaigrette), 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Taste for seasonings.
• Place the arugula in a separate bowl and toss it with enough vinaigrette to moisten. Put the arugula on a serving platter and then arrange the beets, almonds, and goat cheese on top. Drizzle with additional vinaigrette, if desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the liquid from the beets, vinegar, sugar, cloves, cinnamon and salt. Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the beets and simmer for 5 more minutes. Use tongs to transfer the beets to a jar. Pour the liquid over them to cover. Cover and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Scrub, top, and tail beets. Boil in salted water about 45 minutes, or until tender. Drain hot water from pot, and fill with cold water. Set aside until beets are cool enough to handle.
• Slice beets thinly, and transfer to a salad bowl. Add onion and cucumber.
• In separate bowl, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, horseradish, dill, and salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables, and toss to combine. Refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight. Serve chilled.

Steps:

• Cook beets in boiling water 35-40 minutes until tender (or buy diced pre-cooked, then you can forget steps 2 and 3).
• Drain and rinse under cold running water to cool.
• Peel and dice.
• Combine next 5 ingredients in a serving bowl.
• Add beets and mix gently but well.
• Refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• Serve sprinkled with parsley or dill.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Wrap beets tightly in foil. Bake until tender, about 1 hour. Cool; peel beets. Coarsely shred beets.
• Whisk sour cream, onion, vinegar, sugar and mustard in small bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Place lettuces in large bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates. Top each with beets, dividing equally.