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Spinach Salad with beetroots.

Russian cuisine and recipes, COOKING the Russian way. Russian cuisine is rich and flavorful. There many healthy and tasty dishes in Russian cooking.Description:  A very good appetizer. Spinach Salad improve our blood and of course it is very valuable for our skin. It will brighten up your strict menu. The best spinach is, of course, fresh, and should have crisp, robustly green leaves. Always wash well in several changes of water and remove extra-thick stems.

Spinach - Eat more of this super green to help reduce your risk of age-related macular degeneration, cancer, heart disease and neural tube defects. 

Carotenoids and the antioxidant vitamins C and E in spinach are also believed to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke and cataracts. And the healthy dose of potassium and calcium found in spinach can help regulate your blood pressure. 

The benefits of spinach don't stop there! Spinach and other leafy greens also provide folic acid, which is known to reduce the risk of neural tube defect and heart disease. 

Some studies have shown that the compounds in spinach may even improve your memory! 

Ingredients:

1 beets boiled and peeled.
1 cup chopped spinach, or nettles, washed.
2 garlic cloves.
mayonnaise.
salt.

Method: 

1. Soak washed nettles, covered with water for 1 hour. Strain and drain well. If you use Spinach, wash, drain and chop it.

2. Chop beets, chop garlic cloves and Spinach finely.

3. Combine all ingredients and stir in mayonnaise.
If you don't like garlic, don't use it, but to my mind the Spinach salad will be more tasty and healthy with it.