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Vinehret (Vegetable Salad)
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Vinehret (Vegetable Salad)

Vinehret is a Russian vegetable salad made by boiling beets, potatoes, and carrots, then combining them with pickles, beans or peas, and a dressing of olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. It delivers a balanced mix of earthy, savory, and tangy flavors with a hearty texture from the root vegetables and legumes.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Ukrainian

Ingredients

  • 2 beet medium
  • 3-4 potato medium size
  • 2 carrot medium
  • 8 oz red kidney beans or green peas (1 can)
  • 5-6 pickles
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • sugar

Instructions

How to Make Vinehret (Vegetable Salad):
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  1. Boil beets, potatoes, and carrots with skin on. 
  2. Peel and dice them. Place them in a large bowl.
  3. Chop pickles and add them to the bowl. 
  4. Rinse and strain the red kidney beans or green peas.
  5. Add the pickles and beans or peas to the bowl with the diced vegetables.
  6. Add slightly warmed oil, salt, and pepper. Add vinegar and sugar to taste. Mix well.