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Pickled Beets

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Whole very small beets - (8 1/2 oz)
3/4 cup 177mlCider vinegar
1 teaspoon 5mlMixed pickling spices
1   Cinnamon stick - (2" long)
  Sugar substitute equal to 3 tspns sugar

Recipe Instructions

Drain beets, saving liquid. Combine liquid and vinegar in a 1-quart pot. Add pickling spices (in a cheesecloth bag or small tea ball) and cinnamon. Bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes. Discard spices.

Pack beets into a pint jar. Dissolve sweetener in hot liquid; pour on top of beets. Cover and store in refrigerator a few days before serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 3 small beets.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable. One small beet served as a garnish on a salad or cold meat plate may be considered Free Food.

Nutrition Facts: Carbohydrates 7g; Protein 0g; Fat 0g; Calories 30; Fiber 0.4g; Sodium 154mg; Cholesterol 0mg.

Note: Low-sodium diets: Acceptable for occasional use unless the sodium restriction is severe.

Source:
The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess

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