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Mixed salad

A salad of raw carrot, spinach and celery with chopped nuts, mixed in mayonnaise and served on lettuce leaves. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 504.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 504 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Raw spinach and celery with carrot belong among the raw-vegetable salads in the 1949 edition, where raw vegetables were promoted as healthy food.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the vegetables

    Grate the carrots. Shred the spinach and celery finely, and chop the nuts.

  2. 2

    Mix

    Mix everything together in mayonnaise.

  3. 3

    Serve

    Serve the salad in a salad dish lined with fresh, crisp lettuce leaves.

Changes from the original

The original gives no amounts. 'Mayonnaise' is used as the dressing, as the text says ('blandes i en majones').

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 504)~78% of the text changedremovedadded
gulrøtter (rå, revne). Ingredienser: Rå gulerøtter rå spinat (rå, finsnittet). rå selleri (rå, finsnittet). valnøtter eller mandler (hakket). majones (til blanding). salatblader (friske og sprø, til å legge fatet med). Riv gulrøttene. Snitt mandler. De revne gulerøtter blandes med den finsnittede spinat og selleri fint, og hakk nøttene.. Bland alt sammen hakkede nøtter. Alt blandes i majones.. Anrett salaten en majones og anrettes i et salatfat som er belagt med friske, sprø salatblader. salatblade.

Note on Modernised

Originalen har ingen mengder. «Majones» er satt inn som blandemiddel slik teksten sier («blandes i en majones»).

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Frequently asked questions

Which nuts suit the salad?
Walnuts or almonds, according to Erken.
What goes under the salad?
Fresh, crisp lettuce leaves in the salad dish.

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