Beets and Peanut Salad Recipe
A welcome change to the usual lettuce salad, this vibrant beets-peanut salad recipe is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Salad:
- 3 Cups Beets, Grated (2-3 Medium Size Beets)
- 1 and ½ cups Peanuts, Cooked
Ingredients For Dressing:
- 1 Tablespoon Oil (I prefer Coconut/Sesame Oil)
- ½ Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 Green Chili
- 1-2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt To Taste
- Coriander Leaves For Garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the grated beets and boiled peanuts (See My Notes).
- In a small frying pan heat the oil. Once it is hot, add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. The add the green chili, split lengthwise and fry it for a minute or two. Add this to the beets. Stir in the lemon juice, turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well. Check for salt and garnish it with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.
Notes
- The proportion of beets to peanuts I have mentioned here is not fixed. Increase or decrease the quantity of either to suit your taste.
- I usually cook peanuts in a pressure cooker. South Indians who prepare Sundal might already know how to cook it. This instruction is for others who don't know it already. Raw peanuts is available in Indian grocery stores. If you have a small size cooker, you can cook the peanuts directly in it; by adding the peanuts and water just enough to cover it, with some salt, a pinch of hing and turmeric powder. Cook it for 1 whistle. Once the pressure subsides, open the lid and drain the peanuts in a colander and run it under cold tap water so that it doesn't get mushy. Or you may choose to put the peanuts and water in a small vessel and put that vessel in the cooker and cook as usual. I have never cooked raw peanuts on stove top directly. But I guess it should work definitely, although it might take more time than the pressure cooker method.
- I have started using liberal quantities of turmeric powder almost in all of the savory dishes I prepare these days after coming to know about its cancer-fighting properties and how it helps our joints to a great extent because of its anti-inflammatory properties as well.
