Winter Salad

Name: Winter Salad
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4 large Bermuda or Spanish onions, sliced; 2 cups milk; 2 cups water; 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 2 small bunches celery, diced; 4 large beets, cooked, peeled and thinly sliced

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 15 minutes, plus several hours' refrigeration
Rating: 4(22)
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Ingredients

4large Bermuda or Spanish onions, sliced
2cups milk
2cups water
4hard-cooked eggs, chopped
2teaspoons Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1teaspoon sugar
½cup olive oil
¼cup cider vinegar
2small bunches celery, diced
4large beets, cooked, peeled and thinly sliced

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Preparation

Step 1
Boil onion slices in milk and water until tender. Drain and chill onions.
Step 2
Chop eggs and mix with mustard, salt, pepper and sugar. Stir in oil, blending well. Stir in vinegar.
Step 3
Toss the onions with celery and beets; spoon dressing over and mix gently. Let stand for several hours in the refrigerator.

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