Finnish Cucumber Salad Food

FINNISH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse the cucumbers. Do not peel, but score the skin by peeling the lines of a fork lengthwise through the peel.
• Slice cucumbers into very thin slices. Put into bowl with a lid.
• Mix the dressing ingredients.Pour over the cucumber slices and toss lightly.
• Cover with a lid and shake to coat evenly. Chill several hours to allow flavors to blend.
• It keeps well for days!

ROSOLLI - FINNISH BEETROOT SALAD

Steps:

• Boil beetroots, carrots and potatoes in separate pots, in their skins, until just cooked. Let cool, peel and chop.
• Chop gherkin and peeled apples.
• Mince onion.
• Layer ingredients in a bowl, starting and finishing with beetroot. Sprinkle a little bit of salt and white pepper on each layer.
• Mix ingredients when the salad is on the table, ready to serve.
• To make dressing: whip cream until thickened (it should be not be stiff!) and mix in the rest of the ingredients. Serve on the side.

TRADITIONAL FINNISH DRESSING

Steps:

• Rub the egg yolks with a spoon through a fine sieve. Add the sugar, salt and mustard and rub into a fine paste. Stir in the vinegar.
• Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the whipped cream, curd cream or sour cream into the egg mixture. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and serve.
• Traditionally, this dressing is served with butterhead lettuce leaves only, with the leftover whites from the hard-boiled eggs chopped finely and sprinkled on top. In addition to lettuce, you may use tomatoes, cucumber and onion to make the salad.

DILLED CUCUMBERS (FINNISH RECIPE)

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers, slice as thinly as possible. ("Salad shooter" is great!).
• Sprinkle with salt, mix, let them set in a bowl until they draw water out. Then squeeze them tightly.
• Put a handful in jar, then a sprinkle of dill. Then more cucumbers, etc. Mix vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Pour over cukes in jar. Stick a knife through to mix vinegar with cucumbers. Refrigerate. (Keeps a long time.).

FINNISH MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients for the dressings, set aside.
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a frying pan. Saute mushrooms until soft.
• Add the mushrooms in with the salad greens, pour over dressing. Toss to coat.