Swedish Dinner Party Recipes

"This is a classic Swedish recipe, beloved by every Swede. It is one of the first things children learn to make, and it's enjoyed greatly by all ages. The balls can either be bite-sized or giant, whichever seems more appealing. Or make one big ball, and many small ones. Additional cocoa powder or chocolate can be added to intensify the flavor."

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Ingredients: coconut flakes, margarine...

"Love these as appetizers! From Food Network Magazine."

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Ingredients: jam, ground lean pork...

"A classical Swedish dish. Oxjärpe (singular) means 'Beef hazel hen' which alludes to its shape resembling a hazel hen breast. Maybe not an everyday dish for weight watchers, but they melt in your mouth. Kids usually love it. In Sweden it's often served with cucumber and jelly, but personally I think it doesn't fit."

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Ingredients: pepper, dry breadcrumbs...

"Classic elegant little Scandinavian appetizers, with a fusion accent! These can be made up in advance, then assembled before serving."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh ground black pepper...

"Sandbakkels with Strawberry-Cream offer all of the flavor of fresh strawberry shortcake but are easily eaten as finger food. A great dessert to carry along in your cooler for spring and summer picnics! **Recipe makes 30 tarts and the filling is for 15-20 tarts; double filling ingredients to ensure enough for all tarts. Taken from Kari Diehl at about.com..."

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Ingredients: extract, eggs, strawberries...

"Sweet and rich, this is a quintessential pastry of Sweden. You can divide the pastry into 8 individual tarts using 1/2 cup size tart pans with removable bottoms."

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Ingredients: egg whites, egg yolks, eggs...

"An easy and delightful recipe that makes an elegant starter for a festive cocktail party - served with vodka of course! If caviar is hard to source or is expensive, lumpfish roe can be used. I see this being served for a Midsummer party in honour of the lands of the midnight sun, with assorted vodka cocktails! This festive and very special appetiser..."

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Ingredients: chives, dill, red caviar...

"I took a recipe for Swedish Maple Cookies and put a spin on it to create this wonderful sweet topping for grilled salmon; when we were in Sweden, salmon was on every menu, whether it was cured, smoked, baked, poached, or grilled. Being someone who "tolerates" salmon in a house full of those who adore it, I find that I prefer my salmon sweet..."

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Ingredients: corn syrup, salted butter...

"Found on vegweb.com. These cookies are a vegan adaptation of a recipe by the author's grandmother. Posted for ZWT6 so that the vegans in the tour have some recipe options :) The preparation time includes the chilling time."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, vegan margarine...

"Here is another version of my Swedish Creme recipe that is less formal and great for everyday dining. Again, you can also top this with any kind of fresh fruit that is in season. Posted for ZWT 6."

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Ingredients: half-and-half, peaches...

"The French call them crepes, and the Swedes call them perfect for rolling, folding, filling, or topping for anytime from breakfast and brunch through dessert. These pancakes are thin, so they're easy to stack, roll, or fold - and they're good topped with maple or pancake syrup, canned pie filling, fresh or canned fruit, or even ice cream and chocolate..."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...