WW Cucumber and Beet Salad

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The WW Cucumber and Beet Salad is a tasty salad recipe. There are 29 kcal per serving in this. You can prepare this salad in fifteen minutes. Serve your WW Cucumber and Beet Salad for snacking, a light meal, parties, occasions, events, with guests or family dinners, as a side dish, or for lunch. Also, pair this recipe with grilled chicken breast, boiled eggs, baked salmon, turkey meatballs, cauliflower rice, grilled vegetables, or zucchini fritters. It is very easy to make this salad because there is no cooking. Here, we will use cucumber, boiled beets, red onion, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, cold water, salt, black pepper, and fresh dill to make it. Add your salad to a box and refrigerate it for only 2 days.

STATS:

  • Diet: Weight Watchers
  • Number of calories: 29 kcal
  • Cuisine: American
  • Serving size: 1 bowl
  • Preparation time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking time: Nil
  • Servings: 4
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Course: Salad

EQUIPMENT:

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Measuring spoons
  • Spoon
  • Measuring cups
  • Small bowl
  • Knife
  • Chopping board

INGREDIENTS:

  • One tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups thinly sliced cucumber
  • Half a cup of boiled and sliced beets
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • One tbsp lemon juice
  • Two tbsp cold water
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Half tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill

INGREDIENT NOTES:

CUCUMBER:

  • Cucumbers will give your salad a fresh feeling, and you will feel crunchy bites from adding them as well. You will feel hydrated when you use this in your recipe. Use a Persian cucumber or English cucumber for another option as well.

BEETS:

  • Another basic vegetable in your salad is beets. You will boil them and then use them in your recipe. It can easily make the color of your salad better. These will include some sweetness in your recipe as well. Add canned beets after draining them as an alternative.

RED ONION:

  • Adding red onion to your salad will make its flavor better. Also, you will get a sharp flavor from using this in your recipe as well. You will also feel refreshed from adding it to your salad. Green onions are another idea for your use as well.

LEMON JUICE:

  • Lemon juice will make your salad brighter, and you will get a clean taste as well. It will also improve the sweetness of the beet. It can make the vegetables’ flavor better as well. Use lime juice as a substitute for this ingredient.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR:

  • Utilizing this in your recipe will add tanginess. Rice vinegar or red wine vinegar are options as well.

COLD WATER:

  • We use cold water, so the salad dressing gives a light coating in your recipe. So you don’t need to use oil in it for a lighter salad. You may include more lemon juice for another choice.

SALT:

  • Salt can easily boost the flavor of your salad. It will make all the ingredients taste better if you use it. Use pink salt as a substitute idea.

BLACK PEPPER:

  • Adding this pepper will give you warmth in your salad. White pepper is also an idea for your use.

FRESH DILL:

  • Adding this herb will improve the freshness of your salad. You will also get a herb flavor from using it. Use fresh parsley as another choice for your salad as well.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. First, you need to slice your red onion, boiled beets, and cucumber.
  2. Then add them to a bowl.
  3. Use a smaller bowl to mix pepper, cold water, salt, apple cider vinegar, and lemon juice.
  4. Add this mixture over the mixed vegetables and sprinkle dill as well.
  5. Mix all of these components together so they coat properly.
  6. You can eat this salad after making it or refrigerate it for 15 minutes if you prefer.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

MAIN:

  • Grilled chicken breast
  • Boiled eggs
  • Baked salmon
  • Garlic chicken
  • Turkey meatballs
  • Grilled vegetables

TIPS:

  • Add a cold cucumber to your salad so you get a fresh feeling.
  • Chilling will make your salad taste better.
  • You need to be careful when you toss your salad so the vegetables don’t break.
  • Add very thin slices of red onion so they don’t feel them too much in your salad.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

  • The maximum number of days to keep your salad in a closed box is two days.

FREEZER:

  • You should not place your salad in the freezer because the vegetables can become watery.

FAQs:

Should I add canned beets to my salad?

  • You can drain these canned beets and then wash them to use in your recipe.

Can we utilize parsley in this salad recipe?

  • Yes, add parsley in place of dill for a good herbal flavor as well.

How can we prepare this salad for a keto diet?

  • For this purpose, you need to use more cucumbers and reduce the amount of beet.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Potassium: 165 mg

Calories: 29 kcal

Protein: 0.7 g

Net Carbs: 4.5 g

Total Carbs: 5.5 g

Vitamin A: 135 IU

Calcium: 15 mg

Fiber: 1.0 grams

Sodium: 295 milligrams

Iron: 0.4 milligrams

Weight Watcher Points: Zero points