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Mock Lobster Salad

Mock (imitation) lobster salad from Erken 1914: poached fish and boiled celeriac in a pale-pink dressing of oil, vinegar, pepper and parsley, tinted with lobster coloring (today tomato paste), garnished with cress.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 412 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

"Forloren" means imitated - this is an affordable substitute for the costly lobster salad, made from cooked fish and celeriac and tinted pale pink with lobster coloring so it resembled the real thing. Such "mock" dishes were common in Erken's household economy.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the celeriac

    Boil the celeriac in lightly salted water until tender. Cool it and cut it into fairly small cubes.

  2. 2

    Mix with the fish

    Mix the celeriac cubes with the cooled, flaked fish.

  3. 3

    Make the sauce

    Stir together the oil, vinegar, pepper and parsley. Stir the tomato paste (or lobster coloring) into a teaspoon of water and add a little at a time until the sauce is pale pink. Season with salt.

  4. 4

    Assemble

    Pour the sauce over the fish and mix gently. Garnish the salad with cress or finely cut lettuce leaves.

Changes from the original

The ingredient list has been separated out from the jumbled two-column OCR text. "Lobster coloring" does not exist today; it has been replaced with tomato paste or paprika to give a pale-pink color. "A plateful" has been given in grams.

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Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 412) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 458)~47% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
1 liten tallerkenfuld tallerkenfull opplukket, kokt fisk 1 sellerirot 5 spiseskeer olje 2 spiseskjeer matolje 1 dessertske dessertskje eddik ¼ teske 1 sellerirot 1/4 teskje hvit pepper 1 spiseske spiseskje finhakket persille hummerfarve salt. hummerfarve. Sellerien kokes, skjæres ganske smaat smått op og blandes med fisken. Olje, eddik, pepper og persille røres sammen, tilsættes tilsettes hummerfarve, som er utrørt i en teske vand; teskje vann; av denne tages saa meget, tas så meget at sausen blir lyserød. Sausen heldes helles over fisken fisken, og salaten pyntes med karse eller finskaarne finskårne salatblade.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the salad called "mock" lobster salad?
Because it contains no lobster. It is made from flaked, cooked fish and boiled celeriac, and tinted pale pink with lobster coloring so it looks like real lobster salad.
How do I mix the dressing correctly?
Stir together 5 tablespoons oil, 1 dessert spoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper and 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley. Stir the lobster coloring into a teaspoon of water and add only enough to make the sauce pale pink. Season with salt and pour the sauce over the fish.
What is used for garnish?
The recipe garnishes the salad with cress or finely cut lettuce leaves.
Which fish can be used?
The original says only "flaked, cooked fish" - that is, leftover cooked fish picked into pieces. A small plateful is enough for 4 servings together with the celeriac.

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