Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

I've been looking for this recipe for so long! I tried it as a kid at a friends house. And, yes I was just being polite and trying it, but boy was I surprised that beets could be that good. I never liked them before. Thanks for sharing!

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donna d

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

In Peru, they usually don't put mustard. Usually it's either with just the mayonnaise, or with lime juice & salt. It's called "Ensalada Rusa" which translates to "russian salad". Usually the people there add other vegetables to this salad, such as cut-up string beans(boiled), and peas or corn.

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Ashley

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

MMMM! Ensalada de Rus!!! My suegra taught me how to make this too! The mustard gives it a little zing and the beets are so sweet. It's like a jazzed up Potato Salad. My family likes it with eggs too and green peas.

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Juliecienta

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2009

When I lived in the campo of Peru my host mom would make me huge bowls of this. We usually had it with lime juice and salt and pepper instead of mustard and mayonese. I didn't think I liked beets before I ate this salad, but they now have a special place in my heart!

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Eva Amber

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Reviewed: May 14, 2008

This is oddly enough awesome! I cheated - used steamed baby beets and steamed carrots from Trader Joes (fridge section). Cooked purple pot. in microwave - thr. it in a bowl w/ mayo and mustard and had a meal in about 5 minutes! Did need some salt and as others said hard boiled eggs would be good to. Yipee for a bit of a healthier take on pot. salad! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

If you add some chopped pickles and canned peas, it will be Russian salad, known as Vinegret. It's amazing, that these two dishes from the opposite sides of the world are so similar.

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Olya

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

Reminds me of Peru ... I found it was too much mustard so I'll use less than half next time, and I added salt, but otherwise was great.

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Emma

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2007

You'll never want another dish if you are in the mood for potato salad. I call it pink potatoe sald babd just use canned beets that I mix in with 2 hard boiled and diced eggs to the hot potatoes. Gosh I need to make this this weekend now!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2007

I definitely recommend cutting up the veggies before cooking, as other reviewers suggested.

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2007

Very tasty attractive salad. Good starch & vegetable combo. But cooking times do not match up to recommendations. Whole beets took about 1 3/4 hours to cook, while potatoes and carrots took about 20 min & 15 min, respectively

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2007

A good combination, but a little bland for my taste. I added some chopped chives; also needed a bit of salt at the table. But otherwise, a nice dish. I peeled and chunked veggies before cooking and pressure cooked them to save time. I put them in a steamer basket with about a cup of water in my pressure cooker. Just 1-2 minutes at pressure, then release pressure immediately. The beets should be cut into the smallest chunks and the potatoes in the largest chunks for everything to finish cooking at the same time.

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2006

Nice - like a fancy potato salad - goes well with burgers or chicken. I washed, peeled and chunked the pieces ahead of time lowering the cooking time a little bit (15 min for beets, add potatoes 10 min, add carrots 10 min). Made a nice salad plus I saved the broth for veggie soup.

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2006

I was not a beet fun, now I use this recipie regularly and really enjoy this salad!

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2005

This was fantastic! I've made it a few times & love adding chopped hard boiled egg & celery.

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2005

I, too, had only had the salad bar version of beets. This was great! I used a sweet potato instead of a regular potato, and cut the veggies in chunks to reduce the boiling time. It's definitely a keeper.

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2004

My Peruvian mother-in-law makes this quite often too and it's one of my favorites.

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2004

HORRIBLE!!! What a waste of perfectly good beets. We had to put real butter, salt & pepper on it so we could eat this. We'll just eat our beets as a regular vegetable.

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2003

Great sidedish, simple and

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