Beetroot Salad

Creamy Beet Salad

2 to 4 servings

Prep time: 15 min

Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients for the salad:

• 2 medium-sized cooked beets
• Hard-boiled yolk of one egg
• One tablespoon chopped watercress
• Pepper and salt to taste

Ingredients for the sauce:

• 2 egg yolks
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of pepper

1. Peel and slice cooked beets about a quarter of an inch thick, and pile the slices in a glass dish or bowl. Sprinkle with watercress and egg yolk rubbed through a wire sieve, and pour the sauce around the base.
2. To make the sauce, drop egg yolks into a small non-reactive (enameled) saucepan, add salt and pepper, and stir well with a wooden spoon.
3. Bring the milk to a boiling point and pour into the saucepan with eggs. Stir briskly over a low heat for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Do not allow the sauce to boil, or it will curdle. When the sauce becomes thick, remove from heat, stir in the vinegar, and leave to cool the side of the stove. It is ready to use.

Recipe from New Vegetarian Dishes