Pickled Beet and Cucumber Salads Recipe

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Pickled Beet and Cucumber Salads
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Ingredients:

  • 10 tsp sugar
  • 2 lb small red beets, trimmed
  • 2 large english hothouse cucumbers (about 1 lb each), halved lengthwise, seeded, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces

Directions:

  1. Stir vinegar, shallots and 6 teaspoons sugar in small bowl to blend. Let marinade stand while preparing vegetables.
  2. Cook beets in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 30 minutes; drain. Peel beets. Cut into wedges. Transfer to medium bowl. Toss with 1/2 cup of marinade to coat.
  3. Place cucumbers in large bowl. Sprinkle 4 teaspoons sugar over. Toss with remaining marinade. Season salads to taste with salt and pepper. Cover separately and refrigerate 1 day, stirring occasionally. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
  4. Drain salads separately; return to bowls. Mix half of chives into each salad. Arrange salads on platter and serve.
  5. Per Serving: calories, 66; total fat, 0.5 g; saturated fat, 0.5 g; cholesterol, 0 mg. Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 76.51 Kcal (320 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.04g 0%
Sodium 90.41mg 4%
Potassium 413.79mg 9%
Total Carbs 17.76g 6%
Sugars 12.45g 50%
Dietary Fiber 4.39g 18%
Protein 3.26g 7%
Vitamin C 13.4mg 22%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 37mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 35.3 Kcal (148 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.02g 0%
Sodium 41.71mg 4%
Potassium 190.89mg 9%
Total Carbs 8.19g 6%
Sugars 5.74g 50%
Dietary Fiber 2.03g 18%
Protein 1.5g 7%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 22%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 17.1mg 4%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.7
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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