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Haitian Beet Salad

Haitian Beet Salad with Potatoes is Potato Salad reinvented packed with veggies for a healthy and delicious addition to your summer barbecues and picnics.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Haitian
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 375kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs. potatoes
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 lb. beets
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 bell pepper diced
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • ¾ cup green peas canned peas or frozen peas can be used
  • ¾ cup corn kernels canned corn or frozen corn can be used
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise
  • cup sandwich spread
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 scallions chopped, for garnish

Instructions

  • Dice your potatoes, beets and carrots.
  • Bring a pot of water to the boil. Add potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes, until tender. Drain immediately and run under cold water to immediately stop the cooking process. Alternately, place in a bowl of ice water.
  • Simultaneously in another pot or after the potatoes are cooked, bring enough water to cover to the boil again.
  • Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes until tender. The carrots should still have some bite to them, so do not overcook them. Drain immediately and run under cold water to immediately stop the cooking process. Alternately, place in a bowl of ice water.
  • In the same pot or simultaneously in another pot, bring fresh water to the boil again. Add beets and cook for about 15 minutes, until fork tender. Drain immediately and run under cold water to immediately stop the cooking process. Alternately, place in a bowl of ice water.
  • Bring a pot of water again to the boil.
  • Using a culinary spider, carefully place the eggs into the boiling water.
  • Use a kitchen timer and cook for exactly 12 minutes. Drain immediately and run under cold water to immediately stop the cooking process. This will ensure you don’t get a gray rim around the yolk of the eggs.
  • Remove the shells of the eggs and chop the eggs.
  • In a large bowl, combine bell pepper, celery, green peas and corn. Stir to combine.
  • Add potatoes, beets and carrots. with salt and pepper.
  • Add eggs and stir to combine with a fork so that the vegetables do not get crushed.
  • Add mayonnaise and sandwich spread.. Mix until thoroughly combined.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
  • To serve, garnish with scallions.
  • If you would like to add a little heat, add a few drops of Pikliz (Haitian hot sauce).

Notes

Fresh, frozen or canned vegetables can be used for the corn and green peas.
It is important to use a kitchen timer so that neither the eggs nor the vegetables get overcooked.

Nutrition

Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 393mg | Potassium: 488mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 4419IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg
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