Beetroot salad à l'Alsacienne

The sausage gives this salad a true taste of Alsace.  The dish can be served as an accompaniment for other cold dishes or, perhaps better, as an hors d’œuvre.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Total Time: 1¼ Hrs

Ingredients

For 6 servings…

3                    Beetroots  - cooked and sliced  

3 tbs               Vinaigrette

1                    Saveloy sausage  - sliced        

For the vinaigrette

1 tsp               Mustard  - Dijon      

1 clove            Garlic  - crushed      

1                    Shallot  - chopped finely         

1 tbs               Parsley  - chopped    

½ tsp             Sugar  - caster        

3 tbs               Olive oil    

1 tbs               Vinegar  - white wine 

1 pinch            Cayenne    

Method

Make the vinaigrette dressing…

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and beat them together.

To assemble the salad…

Pour the vinaigrette over the beetroot and marinate for I hour.

Just before serving, garnish with the slices of saveloy.

Variations

The saveloy can be omitted but the dish would not have the Alsace flavour.  It would still be a delicious beetroot salad.