15 Reviews of Pickled Beets (Cwikla)

From: sugarpea

On Feb 25, 2004

Made this with the fresh beet, clove and prepared horseradish options. Enjoyed the presentation immensely and would double (at least) the sugar next time. It was fairly sour for our tastes.

From: Derf

On Mar 14, 2005

Delicious!! Just the way we like our pickled beets a little on the tart side. The onions are a real treat too!! We will be making these again, thanks for sharing a good one. — Mar 14, 2005 had to add to this, I forgot to say that I used real small baby beets and rather than cut them in half I poked each one with a toothpick, worked great, the taste got right into them and we love the tender tiny ones.

From: evelyn/athens

On Jun 12, 2008

Great pickled beets. Loved the addition of horseradish. The dressing was perfect.

From: BLUE ROSE

On Jul 13, 2006

I'm sorry but I thought these came out really good! These are the way I like it. Sour but with a little sweetnes to them. I would not change a thing on these...

From: mama's kitchen

On Jun 12, 2006

Tangy, sharp and very different. LOVED the onions in here- they stayed CRISP and became beautifully stained by the beets. I like these more the longer they sit. I LOVE pickled beets very sweet - these are not- They ARE VERY GOOD just not sweet. I did add some additional sugar after 24 hours- personal preference I think. They are rather sour. Great recipe! You HAVE to share with us tho- HOW do you pronounce it? Thanks for sharing this!

From: justcallmetoni

On Sep 11, 2005

I absolutely loved these beets as they were quite different from the typical pickled beets. I used cloves (a few more than listed and prepared horse radish). Gave the salad a nice bit of spiciness that was neither hot nor sour — just a little tart and tangy. Found it to be a refreshing change from so many beet salads which are just too sweet and a little flat on flavor.

From: Lauralie41

On Jun 5, 2008

Wish I could give this recipe more than five stars! I used to run when my mom had beets but these are wonderful. I did use 2 cans of beets but 3 would have been better. The horseradish was prepared and I used caraway seeds instead of cloves. Perfect sweet and sour flavor, will be making these again! Thank you Rita for a great recipe. Made and reviewed for ZWT 4.

From: Vina

On Jun 23, 2009

This is wonderful cwikla! Made as directed, but used a combo of white balsamic and red wine vinegar, a touch more sugar, and both cloves and caraway. It was a hit at the Polish birthday party I attended this past Saturday and it will replace my former favorite. Can't wait to try when the fresh beets become available locally. I'm definitely going to make your Potato and Beet Salad, as well. Thanks so much for all of your wonderful Polish recipes!

From: Lavender Lynn

On Jun 18, 2008

In 26 years, we didn't know that both LL and DH love pickled beets! This is a fancier variety than we're used to thinking of, and it's delicious. Loved the touch of caraway! Snuck under the wire for ZWT4!

From: Barb Gertz

On Feb 25, 2004

These pickled beets are very good easy to make. Nice and spicy. I used the cloves instead of caraway seeds. Next time I will use less horseradish in them as I almost added to much as I cut the recipe in half for the 2 of us. Thank you Rita.