Title: Panjar or Shalgan (Beet Salad)
Categories: Jewish Turkey Israel Salad
Yield: 8 Servings

1/4	c	Wine vinegar
2	tb	Olive oil
2	ts	Sugar
1		Clove garlic, chopped fine
1	sm	(1/3 c) onions, coarsely chopped
2	lb	Canned beet slices, well drained
1/4	c	Stuffed olives

The origins of salad are Spanish, Sephardic, & Turkish. If you ask the origin of a Greek or Turkish Jew, he will frequently reply, "Spanish". Their language is Ladino, the Spanish/Sephardic/Judeo language of those who left Spain in 1492.

1. Mix vinegar, oil, sugar, & garlic together well. 2. Put onion, beets, & olives in a salad bowl. Pour dressing over & toss salad several times. Serve chilled or at room temp.

Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. DPileggi in Houston, Texas

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