Vinaigrette Beet Potato Salad Recipe (video)

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If you love beets, you’re going to love this easy and delicious Ukrainian beet potato salad! The popular “Vinaigrette” salad is a staple dish in the Eastern European cuisine, especially in Ukraine and Russia. It’s a potato salad that’s loaded with delicious, sweet beets and dill! I love dressing my salad with tasty extra-virgin olive oil and zesty champagne vinegar. Enjoy this salad as a side dish with meats or by itself with some baguette!

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Cooking the Vegetables

This delicious beet potato salad is made with roasted or boiled potatoes, carrots and beets. Traditionally, the vegetables are boiled in salted water until tender but I love oven-roasting my veggies instead, especially for the beets. They are much heartier and more flavored when oven-roasted, versus boiled.

  • For oven-roasting: place the potatoes and carrots onto a large baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Wrap the beets individually in foil so that they cook faster. Roast in the oven between 375F and 425F. They will cook faster at the higher temperature but watch the veggies carefully so they don’t burn. The vegetables need to be fork tender; the beets will take longer!
  • For boiling: prepare the potatoes and carrots in one pot and the beets separately. Fill the pots with water, season generously with salt, add the veggies and bring to a simmer. Cook until fork tender, then allow the vegetables to cool before handling!
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How to Make Vinaigrette Potato Salad

Once the vegetables have cooked, remove them from the oven and cool completely; they will be extremely hot out of the oven!

Peel the potatoes and beets and dice into pea-sized pieces. Dice the carrots, pickles and shallot. I used frozen sweet peas and thawed them in hot water; canned peas will also work.

Bring everything together in a large mixing bowl. Make sure it’s large enough for you to have room to dress the salad!

Dressing the Beet Potato Salad

This Eastern European salad can be dressed two different ways! Both are equally delicious!

  • The most traditional dressing is simply salt, pepper and sunflower oil. You can also use olive oil or avocado oil.
  • For a creamy version, try dressing the salad with a combination of mayonnaise and sour cream. I usually like to do a 3:1 ratio mayonnaise to sour cream. The sour cream adds a little bit of a tart flavor to the salad.

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Vinaigrette Beet Potato Salad Recipe (video)

30 minutes prep + 45 minutes cook
8 servings
Delicious Ukrainian beet potato salad with carrots, potatoes, peas and fresh dill!

Ingredients 

  • 3 large potatoes
  • 3 large beets
  • 6 to 8 large carrots
  • 8 small pickles, diced
  • 2 large shallots or 1 small red onion, diced
  • small bunch of fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet peas
  • 1 cup sauerkraut, optional
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons white vinegar, or apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375F. Line a large baking sheet with foil, parchment paper or a silicone mat. Peel the carrots but leave the potatoes and beets unpeeled; cut the beets in half. Place vegetables onto prepared pan and cover with foil, sealing the pan tightly. Bake in preheated oven until vegetables are fork-tender; about 25 minutes for carrots, up to 45 minutes for beet and potatoes. To cook the beets faster, wrap them individually in foil and seal tightly.
  • Once the vegetables have cooked, remove them from the oven and cool completely; they will be extremely hot out of the oven! Peel the potatoes and beets and dice into pea-sized pieces. Dice the carrots, pickles and shallot. I used frozen sweet peas and thawed them in hot water; canned peas will also work.
  • Combine all of the vegetables and dill in a large bowl; add the sauerkraut if desired. Season generously with salt, olive oil and vinegar. Toss all ingredients together until well combined. Refrigerate if not serving immediately.
  • For a creamy version, use approximately 1/2 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise, plus 2 to 4 tablespoons of sour cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 859mg | Potassium: 1216mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 9267IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg