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Creamy Beet Salad with Dill

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This Creamy Beet Salad with Dill is delicious with golden or purple beets! It makes for an easy and tasty side dish any time of year.

Ingredients

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Beets:

  • about 10 medium sized beets (gold beets or purple beets)

Creamy Dill Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tsp prepared mustard
  • 1/4 cup fresh dill leaves (about 2 tbsp chopped)
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • pinch of salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

Preparing the beets:

  1. For this recipe I boil the beets, but if you prefer, you can roast them. To boil the beets I cut the medium sized beets in half, leaving the skins attached.
  2. Boil in a large pot of water for about 20 minutes, or until the beets are tender and can be pieced with a fork.
  3. Once the beets are done cooking, drain and let them cool for about 5 minutes, then you can remove the skins. They should slide off easily with your hands (see recipe tips/notes above).
  4. Cut the beets into bite-sized chunks.
  5. Set aside.

Making the dressing:

  1. Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, dill, milk, salt and pepper. Mix well (I use a hand blender for this part).

Putting it all together:

  1. Add the chunks of cooked beets to a serving bowl then add the dressing and mix well.
  2. If you like you can add more fresh dill as garnish.
  3. You can serve this salad right away as a warm salad, and it’s delicious! Or, if you prefer it to be a cold salad, let it cool in the fridge for about 1 hour before serving.