Pickled Root Vegetable Salad
January 11, 2018
This is the PEFECT time of year to enjoy root vegetables! The standard for cooking them seems to always be roasting, which is delicious (don’t get me wrong), but I love them even more pickled. This recipe is a quick pickle, which means that you can pull this off quickly. No need for complicated pickling instructions or 24 hours for the recipe to be completed. By bringing the pickling liquid to a boil and pouring it over the thinly sliced veggies, you’ll have a bright and tangy veggie dish in no time. Also, this recipe looks as good as it tastes – a stunner at the dinner table for sure!
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Pickled Root Vegetable Salad
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 medium golden beets, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 1 medium parsnip, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 2 medium red beets, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cups apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup pistachios, roughly chopped
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Instructions
Combine the golden beets, parsnips and sweet potatoes in a heatproof mixing bowl, and combine the red beets and onions in another heatproof mixing bowl to prevent any bleeding from the red beets.
Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, celery seed, peppercorns, garlic and 1 cup water in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Pour some of the hot pickling liquid over the red beets and onions just until they are submerged, and then pour the remaining liquid over the golden beets, parsnips and potatoes. Let the vegetables sit in the pickling liquid until just tender, about 1 hour.
Drain the vegetables and plate the red beets and onions. Top with the other vegetables just before serving, and garnish with the goat cheese, parsley and pistachios and drizzle with olive oil.
Notes
Special equipment: Mandolin slicer or slicing attachment for food processor