Finnish Beet Salad Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled, and diced (i prefer white
2 tart apples, peeled and diced
2 carrots, peeled, cooked, and diced
2 tbsp dried onion flakes
2 medium dill pickles, diced or grated
3/4 cup diced pickled herring (optional) or 3/4 cup salted herrings (optional) or 3/4 cup minced sardines
1/8 tsp white pepper
2 cups cooked beets, peeled and diced
1 cup sour cream
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp beet juice
1/4 tsp salt
1 dash sugar
crumbled bacon (optional)

Directions:

Combine the potatoes, apples, carrots, onion, pickles, white pepper, and herring (if you're using it).
Mix together the sour cream with the lemon juice, beet juice, salt, and sugar until well blended to make the sour cream dressing.
Traditionally (and this is how you would want to make it for a dinner party), just before serving you would carefully add the beets- because if the beets are added too long before serving, the salad will turn a deep pink, whereas some people prefer it tinted only mildly pink; then you would turn into a salad bowl lined with crisp lettuce and serve chilled with the sour cream dressing mixture on the side.
However, I make the salad for picnics and potlucks and so I mix it all together - not worrying about any steps in preparation - just stir it all together at once, put it in the serving container, put crumbled bacon over the top, and let it chill for at least an hour before I let anybody at it; it comes out nicely bright pink, which I find attractive and kids like.
For Vegetarian option omit the fish and the bacon.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	118.38 Kcal (496 kJ)
Calories from fat	39.79 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.42g	7%
Cholesterol	9.42mg	3%
Sodium	261.63mg	11%
Potassium	338.67mg	7%
Total Carbs	16.33g	5%
Sugars	7.58g	30%
Dietary Fiber	1.86g	7%
Protein	4.06g	8%
Vitamin C	6.5mg	11%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	15%
Iron	0.8mg	5%
Calcium	66.8mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	96.55 Kcal (404 kJ)
Calories from fat	32.45 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.61g	7%
Cholesterol	7.68mg	3%
Sodium	213.37mg	11%
Potassium	276.2mg	7%
Total Carbs	13.32g	5%
Sugars	6.18g	30%
Dietary Fiber	1.51g	7%
Protein	3.31g	8%
Vitamin C	5.3mg	11%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	15%
Iron	0.7mg	5%
Calcium	54.5mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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