Rosolli - Finnish Beetroot Salad
A colourful, traditional Christmas salad. This recipe comes from the Häme area and is all vegetarian - some versions of this salad also include herring! You can use pickled beetroot instead of boiled if you prefer.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3
- 3
- 1
- 1gherkin
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1pinch white pepper
Dressing
- 200ml heavy cream
- 1teaspoon white vinegar
- 2teaspoons beet juice
- 1⁄2teaspoon sugar
- 1pinch salt
- 1pinch white pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- 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.
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