Pickled Beets (Cwikla)

A great Polish side dish for all you beet lovers.Serve over greens for a nice salad or all alone. Check out my polish Potato and Beet Salad Potato and Beet Salad which has beets in it. We serve the potato salad for Easter.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 4 cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups  sliced cooked fresh beets or 3  cups  canned beets
• 1  large onion, sliced into thin rings
• 1  tablespoon  grated  fresh horseradish or 4  teaspoons  prepared horseradish
• 8  whole cloves or 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 2  cups vinegar
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons salt

Directions

1. Layer beets and onions in a glass or earthenware bowl, sprinkling layers with horseradish and cloves.
2. Boil vinegar with sugar and salt 2 minutes.
3. Pour over the beets.
4. Cover; refrigerate 24 hours.