Recipe - Gingered Beets With Yogurt Dressing

3 tablespoon Butter or oil
1 md Onion,; chopped
2 tablespoon Finely chopped fresh ginger
3 Garlic cloves, peeled and;
finely chopped
2 cn Whole or cut or sliced up beets,
drained and; cut into
strips
1 teaspoon Salt & freshlyground black
pepper
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh mint;
(optional)
1 cup Plain yogurt
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoon Sugar; (optional)

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and ginger and
cook until the onions are soft, 3 to 4 minutes, then add the garlic and
cook 2 minutes more. Add the beets and toss until mixed well with the onion
mixture. Season with salt, pepper, and mint if using. Set aside in a large
bowl to cool. Refrigerate. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt and lemon
juice. Just before serving, pour yogurt mixture over beets and toss gently.
Taste for seasoning and add sugar if desired.

Serves 4 to 6
Recipe By :WELLSTOCKED PANTRY SHOW#ND7039

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #288

Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 14:29:22 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net