We recently attended a family wedding party and my cousins were preparing all types of dishes, too many of them. This salad stood out the most to me and I made sure to get the recipe down. We stayed till after the wedding and had dinner there, and you’ve guessed it, I had seconds.
There were a few adjustments that I’ve made to the recipe, to simplify the steps, but the flavors are still there.
P.S. Isn’t this the perfect color for the Valentine’s Day. Make sure that either everyone eats or skip out on the garlic, you know what I mean 😉
Other Beet Salads
- Beet Quinoa Salad
- Beet Garlic Salad
- Beet And Goat Cheese Arugula Salad
- Russian Vinaigrette Salad (Aka Beet Salad)
Recipe
This colorful beet and cabbage salad is packed with veggies and diced smoked sausage. A classic Slavic-style side dish that’s perfect for your next party!
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cooked beets
- 3 medium carrots
- 1 lb dry smoked sausage
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 cabbage
- 3 garlic cloves
Instructions
- Boil the beets until they are fully cooked and gather the rest of your ingredients.
- Combine the mayonnaise, salt, sugar, vinegar and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk until creamy and set it aside.
- Clean and peel carrots, beets, onion. Dice up the sausage.
- By hand or using a food processor, slice the cabbage, carrots, and beets into thin strips. Dice the onions. Place the veggies in a bowl with the dressing ingredients (if you are prepping the salad ahead of time, keep the veggies and dressing stored in separate containers).
- Press the garlic cloves into the salad.
- Stir to combine and serve right away!
Nutrition Facts
Beet and Cabbage Salad with Sausage
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Cholesterol 53mg18%
Sodium 1453mg61%
Potassium 397mg11%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 3945IU79%
Vitamin C 24.4mg30%
Calcium 44mg4%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This salad is so tastey! I made this salad on the first day though I think I added too much garlic because the taste was strong. My hubby loves garlic so he didn't mind. The next day the salad tasted yummy too. My hubby kept on commenting on how nice it smelled and that it is the type of salad you serve at weddings. He even mentioned it a few times. Will be making this again! ???
Hey Olga, I am so excited that you guys loved it. I am a huge garlic fan so I try to tone it down for the blog sometimes but the true colors still come out 🙂 lol Glad you guys loved it
Thank you so much for the idea. Had two be beets left from shuba the other day, and wondered what to do with them:) They are boiling now, gonna make it today!
Oh so awesome!!! I hope you love this salad. Tell me if you do 😉
Hey really want to try this. Got a few questions first. Can mayo be replaced with Greek yogurt, can I use red cabbage instead of green and will the doktorskaya kalbasa (same kolbasa that's used in olivye) work for this recipe? Thanks!
I am sure that you can do all those things but I am not sure if the salad would taste the same. I haven't used Greek yogurt as dressing so I can't tell you for sure.
Will this still taste good without sausage, sorry but it disgusts me..
Yes it definitely will. But sausage adds a special texture to this salad. Either way it's a winner 😉
Natasha, are the carrots cooked or raw? Thank u
Carrots are raw in this recipe. Enjoy 😉
Is this meat from the Russian store? What's it called?
Any of the dry smoked sausage from Russian store would work. I believe they have dry Russian or Moscow. I hope this helps.
Beet salads are one of my favorites. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome, I love beets too. I think growing up with red borscht made all of us love them 🙂 Hope you love this recipe.
This looks yummy! I love beet salads
Hi Inna, me too. I love beets, good thing my mom grows them. If you have a favorite recipe, do share!