German Beet Salad Recipe

Roter Rueben Salat

For this German beet salad recipe, you need to use small beets for the very best result. Beet salad is very healthy and seeing as it will keep in the fridge make up a large batch.

Beetroot Salad Recipe

2-3 1bs beetroots
3 cups of water
1 cup white wine vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
1 whole clove
2 sugar lumps
1/2 tsp salt
1 onion
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
3 tablespoons oil

Clean the beetroots using a vegetable brush.Put the beets in cold water in a potato steamer, bring to the boil and then simmer for about an hour. Will take about 15 minutes or so in a pressure cooker.

Peel and slice the beets.

Bring the water, wine vinegar, cinnamon, clove, sugar and salt to a boil in a saucepan for 10 minutes.

Remove the cinnamon stick and clove and then pour the hot liquid over the beet slices.. Leave to stand for about an hour.

Add the finely chopped onion and caraway seeds and when the salad has cooled completely add the oil and then mix together well.


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