Vampire Salad

[Anna]

Ukrainians eat a lot of beets :). Here is a recipe for a simple salad made with beets .

You will need:

2 large or 3 medium beets
3 cloves of garlic or 2 if you don't like too much garlic
a handful or a little more of prunes (pitted)
a handful or a little more of walnuts
2-3 heaped table spoons of mayonnaise / or you can substitute with plain yogurt / or even combine mayonnaise with yogurt, as I've done in this case.
salt to taste

Steam or boil the beets until ready. Test with a skewer or a fork as you would boiled potatoes. Let them cool down. Peel the beets (the skin comes off very easy after they have been cooked) and grate them on medium or fine grate into a bowl. Discard any juices that may result from the grating. Chop the prunes and walnuts coarsely and add to beets. Squeeze the garlic into the bowl. Mix well. Add the mayonnaise. Mix well. Season with salt to taste. Mix well. Check the taste for garlic and salt and add some if necessary. The taste will develop fully within an hour.

Enjoy!!

[Anatoly]

All I can say about this salad is that it's always the first one to get eaten and EVERYBODY absolutely loves it. A lot of people have asked us for the recipe and Anya finally succumbed.

[Alex G]

Thank you for this recipe, Anya :)!

[Anatoly]

By the way, the yogurt and/or mayonnaise are optional - simpler and fewer calories :)