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Pancar Salatasi

This is a Turkish way of dressing beets.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound young beets
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
Salt
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley to garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cut the tops off the beets and boil them in plenty of water for 30 to 40 minutes, until tender. Peel and slice them.

    Step 2

    Mix the lemon juice with the oil. Add yogurt and salt and beat well. Then mix with the beets.

    Step 3

    Pour into a serving dish and garnish with chopped parsley.

  2. Variation

    Step 4

    An alternative dressing is olive oil and a little salt mixed with about 1 teaspoon orange-blossom water or rose water and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

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