Russian Grated Beet Salad for #Food of the World

We are visiting Russia this month for the #Food of the World event. I picked a very easy Russian grated beet salad from Natasha's Kitchen.
I have tried a few Russian recipes in the past and for this month I was planning to try my hand at baking a Russian bread, but time just slipped out of my hand and I finally had to pick something relatively simple. That is when I landed on Natasha's grated beet salad.
It is a quick chopped (or grated) salad that almost requires no cooking. The only component that is cooked is the grated potato that is fried until nice and crispy. I conveniently forgot to put it in the bowl, so you don't see the potatoes in the photos. But that is one of my favorite part of this salad.
I made it for my lunch today and I was surprised how filling and delicious it turned out with minimum effort put into it.
Russian Grated Beet Salad Ingredients:

• ¼ Small head of Red Cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 Small Red beet, grated
• 1 Medium Carrot, grated
• ½cup Frozen Peas, thawed
• 1 Medium Potato, peeled and grated
• 1 Small onion, finely diced
• 2~3tbsp Mayonnaise (use vegan mayo for vegan version)
• 1 Garlic clove, finely minced
• To taste Salt & Pepper

Method:

1. In a small bowl, stir the minced garlic into mayonnaise and set aside.
2. Heat 2~3tbsp olive oil in a pan and add the grated potatoes and cook them until golden brown and crispy. Make sure to do this in batches.
3. In a serving bowl, place all the ingredients separately.
4. Add the mayonnaise dressing just before serving and mix everything together along with salt & pepper. Serve right away!!

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