If you like pickled vegetables, I highly suggest making this easy pickled beetroot. It can be used in many ways, such as using in salads, as a simple side dish, as an appetizer, or mix with some delicious vegan cheese, such as vegan goat cheese (in fact, use this kit to create your own vegan cheese).
I like beetroot. Indeed, I like beetroot a lot. In my opinion beetroot has a very unique taste that cannot be replace with anythig else. The problem is that there aren’t many recipes using beetroot!
When I was a child, we used to make a vegetarian Borscht soup. If you start asking what it is, I can tell you it’s one of the famous traditional soups in Ukrainian cuisine. It uses beetroot as a main ingredient and therefore it has a beautiful red-purple colour.
The Borscht soup is quite heartly and filling and that’s probably a reason why we tended to make it in winter months. I can’t hide my Eastern European origin because I still ove this soup so much! Now when I live in Australia, I still have an opportunity to cook this soup sometimes. But this time, I make sure it’s vegan.
The original recipe sometimes uses beef broth or even shredded beef. It is also served with sour cream. In my vegan version, I omit the meat, use vegan (vegetable) broth instead and I top the soup with vegan sour cream. So yum!
Anyway, the pickled vegetable is so good and healthy, too. I also made this delicious and The Easiest Fermented Onion. It’s delicious in any salad, in burgers, toasts or sandwiches.
If you like red cabbage, you might also like to try this easy and simple Pickled Red Cabbage which is exclusively delicious with vegan tacos or in Peanut Butter Jackfruit Burgers!
Pickled beetroot is one of many vegan recipes how you can utilize some spare beetroot. It always happens to me that I see discounted baby beetroot and then I have no clue what to do with it!
This time I thought about a new way of preparing beetroot. And making the pickled beetroot appeared like a great idea! If you decide to make a different beetroot recipe, try this Beetroot Carpaccio With Raspberry Drizzle. You can even use the pickled beetroot from this recipe (if you prefer the cook version of this carpaccio).
You can also slice the pickled beetroot and put it on this Vegan and Gluten-free Beetroot Pizza. This is one of the most comfort vegan recipes for upcoming autumn season up there!
Pickled Beetroot (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Equipment
- Preserved jars
Ingredients
- 800 g baby beetroot
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1/2 cup white or caster sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup destilled water
- 1 tsp peppercorn
Instructions
- Wash beetroots gently under running water and place them in a large saucepan. Don't peel them. Add about 1 litre wwater and boil the beetroot until they become soft, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare brine. Add all the ingredients to a saucepan and bring to boil. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Once the beetroot are cooked, strain the hot water and add cold water to cool them down. Make sure the beetroot reach a temperature you can hadnle with your bare hands, peel them and cut their roots off.
- Add the beetroots in prepared clean preserved jars and pour the brine over them. Make sure all the beetroots are completely covered with the brine and make sure that the brine doesn't touch the jar lid.
- Close the jars with the lids and store in a fridge. They last about 14 days once open.
Nutrition
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Klara Walterova
Klara is a professional freelance writer for hire. She offers web content, blog posting, ghostwriting and copywriting. She writes for a healthy lifestyle, wellness and travel websites. She focuses on veganism and the vegan diet. When she's not writing, she develops new tasty vegan recipes, travels the world or plays with her cats. Please contact her for her online writing services on her website writtenbyvegan.com or visit her Instagram profile @writtenbyvegan.