Yucatan-Style Beets (Ensalada de Remolacha)
Delicious savory, sweet and spicy beet salad with the flavors of the Yucatan cuisine. Serve as an appetizer with tortilla chips or as a side dish.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
- 3 small beets
- 1 small red onion halved and sliced in slivers
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large orange juiced
- 2 Mexican limes juiced
- 2 whole green habanero peppers seeded and chopped
- 1 cup chopped cilantro chopped
- tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Boil the beets until fork tender. Once beets are cooked, drain, rinse under cool water and allow to cool completely inside a bowl of cold water.
- While the beets cool mix the remaining ingredients in a large glass bowl.
- Once beets have cooled, peel then chop into bite-size cubes and mix them into the bowl.
- Marinate at least 30 minutes before serving or overnight is even better.
- Serve with tortilla chips as a snack or appetizer or as a side dish to protein of your choice.
Notes
Please note that the estimated calorie information does not include the tortilla chips.
Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 276IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
